Registered Nurse - Hospice Float
About The Position
The Hospice Float Registered Nurse (RN) provides flexible clinical support across hospice teams and service areas to ensure continuity of care for patients and families. The role delivers compassionate, patient-centered nursing care throughout the hospice journey, including patient assessments, care planning, symptom management, medication management, patient and family education, and coordination with the interdisciplinary team. The Hospice Float RN adapts to changing staffing and patient care needs, supports coverage for planned and unplanned absences, and maintains compliance with applicable regulations, clinical standards, and HopeWest policies and procedures. The position demonstrates commitment to the HopeWest mission by providing high-quality, compassionate care that honors each patient's dignity, comfort, and wishes. HopeWest is a nonprofit organization that has provided hospice, palliative, and PACE services to the Western Slope for over 33 years through its 450 employees and more than a thousand volunteers. It is devoted to patient and family care and works to change how the community experiences aging, illness, and grief.
Requirements
- Unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Colorado.
- Valid Colorado driver's license, reliable transportation, and auto insurance coverage maintained throughout employment.
- Compliance with training requirements for participation in the RN Float (PRN) Pool Program.
- At least 1 year of nursing experience.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience working in a hospital, home health, oncology, critical care, or hospice setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide flexible clinical support across hospice teams and service areas to ensure continuity of care for patients and families.
- Deliver patient-centered nursing care throughout the hospice journey.
- Assess patients and participate in care planning.
- Manage symptoms and medications.
- Educate patients and families.
- Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team.
- Adapt to changing staffing and patient care needs and provide coverage for planned and unplanned absences.
- Comply with applicable regulations, clinical standards, and HopeWest policies and procedures.
Benefits
- UMR health insurance.
- Delta Dental and VSP vision coverage.
- Immediate PTO and medical leave accrual.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- 403(b) retirement plan with up to 3% employer match.
- Mileage reimbursement for work-related driving.
- Additional pay for bilingual fluency.
- 15% employee discount at Spoons Bistro & Bakery and Heirlooms.
- Weekend differential of $5 per hour.
- Premium pay for CHPN/WCC.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
