Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)
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 help patients feel comfortable during their end-of-life journeys and build compassionate, meaningful connections with patients and the people in their lives. You work with an interdisciplinary hospice team that includes LPNs, aides, chaplains, social workers, and physicians. You advocate for patients and families, ensuring their goals of care are communicated and prioritized by the care team, and provide basic hospice education and training to patients, families, and caregivers. Most care takes place where patients 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 meet with the interdisciplinary team and collaborate on holistic support for patients and families.
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 to patients with prognoses of six months or less.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary hospice team, including LPNs, aides, chaplains, social workers, and physicians.
- Advocate for patients and families by 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 and assisted living or skilled nursing facilities.
- Typically make four to six patient visits each day.
- Visit the local program office once a week to meet and 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 of 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
