Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare • Joliet, IL

11d • $87,360 - $91,520

About The Position

As a home care registered nurse, you provide comfort-focused nursing care to hospice patients with prognoses of six months or less, helping them remain comfortable during their end-of-life journeys. 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 team of hospice clinicians, including LPNs, aides, chaplains, social workers, and physicians. Most of your time is spent visiting patients wherever they call home, including private residences and assisted living or skilled nursing facilities. You typically make four to six visits each day and visit the local program office once a week to collaborate 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.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary hospice clinicians, including LPNs, aides, chaplains, social workers, and physicians.
• Advocate for patients and families, ensuring 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 making four to six visits each day.
• Visit the local program office once a week to collaborate 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 generous 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