After-Hours Hospice RN: Compassionate End-of-Life Care

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services; Milwaukee (WI); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services is seeking an after-hours hospice nurse to provide compassionate end-of-life care in Milwaukee and surrounding areas. You will assess symptoms, respond to patient and caregiver concerns, and perform in-person visits as needed to ease distress.

Responsibilities include managing end-of-life symptoms, implementing comfort-focused interventions, and carrying out physician orders within protocols.

Qualifikationen

• Hospice/end-of-life care experience or readiness to develop skills.
• Ability to assess symptoms and adjust care within protocols.
• Strong communication and caregiver support capabilities.
• Competence in executing physician orders and maintaining patient safety.

Aufgaben

• Provide after-hours hospice nursing care to Milwaukee and surrounding areas.
• Assess patient symptoms and respond to concerns; conduct in-person visits as needed.
• Manage end-of-life symptoms and implement comfort-focused nursing interventions.
• Carry out physician orders, follow established protocols, and ensure safety.
• Coordinate with the interdisciplinary hospice team for continuity of care and timely updates.

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Hospice experience

Symptom assessment

Caregiver support

Communication skills

Order execution

Team coordination

Jobbeschreibung

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services is seeking an after-hours hospice nurse to provide compassionate end-of-life care in Milwaukee and surrounding areas. You will assess symptoms, respond to patient and caregiver concerns, and perform in-person visits as needed to ease distress.

Responsibilities include managing end-of-life symptoms, implementing comfort-focused interventions, and carrying out physician orders within protocols.