Registered Nurse - Home Care

VITAS Healthcare•Davenport, FL

5d•Remote

About The Position

As a home care registered nurse (RN), you will ensure hospice patients are comfortable and forge compassionate, meaningful connections with the people in their lives. This is important work that comes with equal responsibility. Patients and families trust VITAS nurses to guide them through the end-of-life journey, and maintaining that trust is our highest priority. You will be a respected member of our team, both as a caregiver and as a hospice educator. You will be entrusted with the autonomy to make care decisions at the bedside, ensuring not a moment is wasted in bringing comfort to your patients. You will help patients and their loved ones understand and embrace the palliative—rather than curative—nature of hospice and the benefits of comfort-focused end-of-life care. Each day is different. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. Most VITAS nurses make 4-6 visits each day. Once a week, you’ll visit the local program office to meet with an interdisciplinary team, including social workers, physicians, chaplains, and nurses, who collaborate to provide holistic support for the patients and families we serve.

Requirements

Currently licensed to practice nursing in the state where the VITAS program is located.
A minimum of two years of nursing experience in hospice, home health, or community health in the last five years.
Reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

Equivalent experience or licensure may be considered.

Responsibilities

Ensure hospice patients are comfortable.
Forge compassionate, meaningful connections with patients and their families.
Guide patients and families through the end-of-life journey.
Act as a caregiver and hospice educator.
Make autonomous care decisions at the bedside.
Help patients and loved ones understand the palliative nature of hospice care.
Provide comfort-focused end-of-life care.
Care for hospice patients in their homes (private residence, assisted living/skilled nursing facility).
Make 4-6 patient visits per day.
Meet with an interdisciplinary team (social workers, physicians, chaplains, nurses) weekly at the local program office to collaborate on patient and family support.