RN, Registered Nurse Hospice - PRN
About The Position
VitalCaring is seeking a field-based Hospice Registered Nurse to provide patient- and family-centered, comfort-focused care. The RN serves as a clinical leader, advocate, and guide for patients and their families, leading individualized plans of care, managing symptoms, and ensuring care aligns with each patient's goals and wishes. The position involves one-on-one care in homes, facilities, and community settings, with autonomy supported by collaboration with an interdisciplinary team. The work is emotionally meaningful and focused on dignity, comfort, and quality of life. The RN conducts patient and family assessments, provides skilled nursing care and pain and symptom management, coordinates care across the interdisciplinary team, monitors patient condition, and adjusts care plans as needed. The role also includes educating and supporting patients and families, maintaining accurate documentation, participating in interdisciplinary team meetings and care planning, and supporting quality and compliance standards.
Requirements
- Active RN license or compact eligibility.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Minimum of 1 year of clinical nursing experience.
- Strong clinical judgment and a compassionate approach to care.
- Ability to manage a caseload independently.
- Excellent communication skills in sensitive situations.
- Basic EMR proficiency.
- Current CPR certification.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in hospice, palliative care, or home health.
- Strong pain and symptom management skills.
- Case management and interdisciplinary care experience.
- Ability to quickly build trust with patients and families.
- Experience with Homecare Homebase (HCHB).
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive patient and family assessments.
- Develop and manage individualized, comfort-focused care plans.
- Deliver skilled nursing care, emphasizing pain and symptom management.
- Act as case manager and coordinate care across the interdisciplinary team.
- Collaborate with physicians, social workers, chaplains, and aides.
- Monitor patient condition and adjust care plans to maintain comfort.
- Provide education, emotional support, and guidance to patients and families.
- Help families navigate complex decisions with empathy and clarity.
- Build trusting relationships with patients and families.
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and care planning.
- Support quality and compliance standards.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Pharmacy benefits.
- Virtual care and mental health support.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Supplemental health and life insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Employee referral program.
- Prepaid legal services.
- Identity theft protection.
- Generous paid time off.
- Pet insurance.
- Tuition and continuing education reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
