Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare • Marco Island, FL

29d

About The Position

As a home care registered nurse, you will provide comfort-focused in-home nursing care to hospice patients with prognoses of six months or less. You will build compassionate 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 will provide basic hospice education and training to patients, families, and caregivers while working with an interdisciplinary team of hospice clinicians. Most of your time will be spent caring for patients wherever they call home, including private residences and assisted living or skilled nursing facilities. You will typically make 4–6 visits each day and visit the local program office once a week to meet with the interdisciplinary team. VITAS Healthcare describes itself as the nation’s leading end-of-life care provider since 1978, with programs in more than 15 states.

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 an interdisciplinary team of hospice clinicians, including LPNs, aides, chaplains, social workers, and physicians.
• Advocate for patients and families and ensure patients’ goals of care are communicated and prioritized by the care team.
• Provide basic hospice education and training to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Make typically 4–6 patient visits each day in private residences, assisted living facilities, or skilled nursing facilities.
• Visit the local program office weekly 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 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.

What This Job Offers

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