Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare • Austin, TX

12d

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 to support patients and families, advocate for each patient’s goals of care, and provide basic hospice education and training to patients, families, and caregivers.

Most of your time is spent 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 and visit the local program office once a week to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team that includes social workers, physicians, chaplains, and aides.

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 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 each patient’s 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 making 4–6 visits each day.
• Attend weekly meetings at the local program office 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 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