Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare • Saint Cloud, FL

3d

About The Position

As a home care registered nurse, you provide comfort-focused hospice care to patients with prognoses of six months or less and build compassionate connections with patients and the people in their lives. You work with an interdisciplinary team of hospice clinicians and advocate for patients and families, ensuring their goals of care are communicated and prioritized. You also 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 4–6 visits each day and visit the local program office once a week to meet with an interdisciplinary team that collaborates 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 for 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 visits each day in patients’ homes or residential care facilities.
• Attend a weekly meeting 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 investment options and 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