homeRN
Birmingham
Birmingham’s premiere private pay home care service.
Caring for your loved ones in
Mountain Brook, Vestavia and Homewood.
Our Services
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Caregiving
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Nursing
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IV Therapy
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Urgent Care
Meet our Birmingham Team
Katie Vawter
Registered Nurse Manager
Katie is a Birmingham native and graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She started her nursing career at Emory University Hospital in the adult Emergency Department. She then moved back to Birmingham and began working at Children’s Hospital in the CV Surgery Pre op/ Recovery unit and also at a free standing IV Clinic. Katie loves nursing because It gives her a chance to learn something new every day. She has a passion to educate her patients to help them feel confident in their medical care. Katie is excited to invest her time and talents to serve the community that she calls home.
Outside of work Katie loves to go on a walk with friends, travel, drink multiple cups of coffee, and read (especially Harry Potter). She got married to her high school sweetheart in May and they recently got a golden retriever puppy named Willa! Katie’s joy in life is to see the people she loves reach their potential. She is excited to be able to do this each day working with homeRN!
Kendra Watson
Office Administrator
Kendra grew up in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. She has lived in Birmingham for 4 years following her graduation from Auburn University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Human Development. Kendra has four years of clinical experience; her medical career started as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Grandview Medical Center, and most recently as a Medical Assistant at Renew Dermatology. Kendra hopes to eventually attend graduate school, and she is thrilled to have the opportunity to facilitate care for clients and families with the HomeRN team!
In her free time, Kendra loves to spend as much time as possible outdoors with her beloved British Yellow Lab, Honey. She serves Alabama's chapter board of The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention as part of their Education Committee, where she teaches members of the community about the importance of mental health. Kendra's ultimate passion is service to others, and is overjoyed that homeRN will allow her to do so full-time!
Emily West
Registered Nurse
Emily grew up in Huntsville and obtained her Bachelor's in Nursing from Auburn University! She is currently pursuing her Master's in Healthcare Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a nurse, Emily worked in the NICU at Children's of Alabama and also spent two years travel nursing. She has a passion for advocating for patients and empowering families to be involved in their loved one's care! In her free time, Emily loves running, shopping at TJ Maxx, and traveling with friends and family! Emily is excited to serve the people you love with the homeRN team.
Maddie Thompson
Registered Nurse
Maddie is originally from the growing town of Prattville, AL. After graduating from Samford University’s School of Nursing in 2019, she began her career at UAB’s Level One Emergency and Trauma Department. During her time at UAB, she earned her way to Trauma Nurse Team Lead in the critical and acute care trauma setting. During the peak of Covid-19, she worked as a “frontliner” and travel RN in emergency departments in the southeast. Maddie also works as a Clinical Associate for Samford University, teaching Critical and Acute Care to senior nursing students. Maddie joined homeRN as a part time IV infusion nurse in the summer of 2023 and then officially joined the team full time in January 2024. Maddie has a calling for patients when they are in their deepest time of need. In her free time, Maddie loves to play golf, tennis, or spend time with her best friends, boyfriend, and family.
