Registered Nurse - Flex/After-Hours Hospice
About The Position
The Flex/After-Hours Hospice Registered Nurse delivers compassionate, patient-centered care to people receiving comprehensive healthcare services in a variety of home care settings, including private residences, skilled nursing facilities, personal care homes, or wherever the patient calls home. This hybrid role supports continuity of care outside regular business hours and provides flexible dayshift coverage according to the hospice team’s evolving needs. Coverage may include responding to urgent patient needs, managing symptoms, supporting new admissions, and assisting with ongoing case management. The nurse works autonomously, communicates effectively, collaborates professionally with an interdisciplinary team, and provides empathetic care. The schedule is every other weekend from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and two weekday shifts per week from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The position serves Fayette and Jessamine County. An additional $4.00 per hour on-call shift differential is paid for shifts after 5:00 p.m. on weeknights and all day for weekend shifts, in addition to base pay.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of registered nursing.
- Current Registered Nurse license through the Kentucky Board of Nursing or a participating Compact State Board of Nursing.
- Strong clinical nursing skills and the ability to maintain professionalism in emotionally challenging situations.
- Provide compassionate, patient-centered care to diverse populations with respect and cultural sensitivity.
- Adhere to accepted professional, ethical, and legal standards of nursing practice.
- Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to hospice philosophy and the principles of death and dying.
- Maintain current CPR certification.
- Be a licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured in accordance with state minimum requirements.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of general nursing experience is preferred; new graduate nurses will be considered.
Responsibilities
- Provide compassionate, patient-centered hospice care in private residences, skilled nursing facilities, personal care homes, and other places patients call home.
- Support continuity of care outside regular business hours.
- Provide flexible coverage based on the hospice team’s evolving needs.
- Respond to urgent patient needs and manage symptoms.
- Support new admissions.
- Assist with ongoing case management.
- Work autonomously and collaborate professionally with the interdisciplinary team.
Benefits
- $4.00 per hour on-call shift differential for shifts after 5:00 p.m. on weeknights and all day for weekend shifts, in addition to base pay.
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Job Type
Full-time
