Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare • Bridgeport, CT

18d

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 as part of an interdisciplinary hospice team and advocate for patients and families so that their goals of care are communicated and prioritized. You also provide basic hospice education and training to patients, families, and caregivers.

You will spend most of your time 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. Once a week, you visit the local program office to meet with an interdisciplinary team—including social workers, physicians, chaplains, and aides—who collaborate to support patients and families.

VITAS Healthcare describes itself as the nation’s leading end-of-life care provider since 1978. The organization says it supports career growth, promotes from within, and offers a nationally recognized employee experience. Its network includes 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, ensuring their 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 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