Compassionate Hospice Home Care Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare; Wesley Chapel (FL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare is seeking a home care registered nurse (RN) to ensure hospice patients are comfortable and to forge compassionate connections with families. The role emphasizes bedside autonomy to make care decisions and a focus on comfort and dignity at the end of life.

Responsibilities include engaging with interdisciplinary teams and delivering palliative, comfort-focused end-of-life care in patients' homes or facilities, with typical visit patterns of 4–6 visits daily.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed to practice nursing in the state where the VITAS program is located.
• A minimum of two years of nursing experience in hospice, home health, or community health in the last five years.
• Equivalent experience or licensure may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Ensure hospice patients are comfortable and forge compassionate, meaningful connections with the people in their lives.
• You will be entrusted with the autonomy to make care decisions at the bedside, ensuring not a moment is wasted in bringing comfort to your patients.
• You will help patients and their loved ones understand and embrace the palliative—rather than curative—nature of hospice and the benefits of comfort-focused end-of-life care.

Job description

VITAS Healthcare is seeking a home care registered nurse (RN) to ensure hospice patients are comfortable and to forge compassionate connections with families. The role emphasizes bedside autonomy to make care decisions and a focus on comfort and dignity at the end of life.

Responsibilities include engaging with interdisciplinary teams and delivering palliative, comfort-focused end-of-life care in patients' homes or facilities, with typical visit patterns of 4–6 visits daily.