Compassionate Hospice RN — Home Visits & Impact

VITAS Healthcare; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare in Joliet, Illinois, is seeking a home care registered nurse (RN) to comfort hospice patients and build compassionate connections with families. You’ll provide nursing care at patients’ homes or in care facilities and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure dignified, comfort-focused end-of-life care.

Prerequisites include an active RN license in Illinois and a minimum of two years’ nursing experience in hospice, home health, or community health.

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

• Provide end-of-life nursing care to hospice patients in home or facility settings.
• Collaborate with social workers, physicians, chaplains, and nurses to coordinate holistic care.
• Educate patients' families on comfort-focused care and symptom management.

Skills

Compassion

Patient care

Communication

Education

RN license

Job description

VITAS Healthcare in Joliet, Illinois, is seeking a home care registered nurse (RN) to comfort hospice patients and build compassionate connections with families. You’ll provide nursing care at patients’ homes or in care facilities and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure dignified, comfort-focused end-of-life care.

Prerequisites include an active RN license in Illinois and a minimum of two years’ nursing experience in hospice, home health, or community health.