Resource Nurse

Sangre de Cristo Community Care - Hospice • Cañon City, CO

7d • Remote

About The Position

Sangre de Cristo Community Care is seeking a compassionate, independent Registered Nurse to join their team as a Resource RN. This unique 7 days on / 7 days off position offers the opportunity to provide after-hours hospice care, admissions, and support to patients and families during their most critical moments, all while enjoying an entire week off between rotations. This is a full-time, salaried exempt position. The Resource RN will serve as the primary after-hours clinical resource for patients and families by responding to urgent patient needs and symptom management calls, completing after-hours nursing visits, providing compassionate end-of-life support, performing hospice admissions when appropriate, pronouncing deaths and providing family support, coordinating care with physicians, the interdisciplinary team, funeral homes, and community partners, triaging phone calls and determining the appropriate level of intervention, accurately documenting all patient care in the electronic medical record, and ensuring seamless communication with the daytime clinical team.

Requirements

• Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Minimum one year of RN experience required
• Excellent assessment and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work independently and make sound clinical decisions
• Strong communication and compassionate patient care skills
• Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and insured vehicle

Nice To Haves

• Hospice, Home Health, Oncology, ICU, ER, or Palliative Care experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Responding to urgent patient needs and symptom management calls
• Completing after-hours nursing visits
• Providing compassionate end-of-life support
• Performing hospice admissions when appropriate
• Pronouncing deaths and providing family support
• Coordinating care with physicians, the interdisciplinary team, funeral homes, and community partners
• Triaging phone calls and determining the appropriate level of intervention
• Accurately documenting all patient care in the electronic medical record
• Ensuring seamless communication with the daytime clinical team

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary starting at $85,000, based on experience
• Mileage reimbursement
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Employer-funded HSA contributions
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays plus Floating Holidays
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career development opportunities
• Supportive, mission-driven team environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level