Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare • Bloomington, MN

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About The Position

As a home care registered nurse, you provide comfort-focused in-home nursing care to hospice patients with prognoses of six months or less. You build compassionate, meaningful connections with patients and the people in their lives, advocate for patients and families, and help ensure their goals of care are communicated and prioritized by the care team. You also provide basic hospice education and training to patients, families, and caregivers.

You work with an interdisciplinary hospice team that includes LPNs, aides, chaplains, social workers, and physicians. Most of your time is spent caring for patients wherever they call home, including private residences and assisted living or skilled nursing facilities. You typically make 4–6 visits each day and visit the local program office once a week to meet with the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Valid RN license.
• At least one year of hospital nursing experience.
• Reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provide comfort-focused in-home nursing care for hospice patients with prognoses of six months or less.
• Work with interdisciplinary hospice clinicians, including LPNs, aides, chaplains, social workers, and physicians.
• Advocate for patients and families and ensure their goals of care are communicated and prioritized by the care team.
• Provide basic hospice education and training to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Visit patients in private residences, assisted living facilities, or skilled nursing facilities.
• Typically make 4–6 patient visits each day.
• Visit the local program office once a week to meet with the interdisciplinary team.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care FSA/HSA options.
• 401(k) plan with numerous investment options and a company match.
• Cancer and/or critical illness benefit.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $4,000 per year.
• Employee Assistance Program offering confidential, no-cost counseling for legal, financial, and personal challenges.
• Legal insurance.
• 24/7 roadside assistance.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree