Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare • Galesburg, IL

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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 and build compassionate, meaningful connections with patients and the people in their lives. You work with an interdisciplinary team of hospice clinicians, including LPNs, aides, chaplains, social workers, and physicians. You advocate for patients and families, ensuring their goals of care are communicated and prioritized, and provide basic hospice education and training to patients, families, and caregivers.

Most care takes place wherever patients call home, including private residences and assisted living or skilled nursing facilities. The role typically involves 4–6 visits each day and a weekly visit to the local program office to meet with the interdisciplinary team, which collaborates to provide holistic support to 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.
• Work 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, assisted living facilities, or skilled nursing facilities, typically making 4–6 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 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