Hospice PRN RN - Caring, Impact, Growth

Optum; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 76,000 - 113,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Incentive programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Suncrest Hospice is seeking a PRN Registered Nurse within the Suncrest/Hospice care network under the Optum family. You will provide delivery of the Plan of Care for hospice patients, collaborate with the IDG, and adjust treatment strategies to support physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

You’ll work across diverse home settings and populations. The role requires an active RN license, valid driver’s license with reliable transport, and at least 1 year of clinical

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
• 1+ years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services during visit within forty-eight (48) hours of referral.
• Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and re-assesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
• Initiates and coordinates the plan of care.
• Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.
• Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care daily.
• Instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate.
• Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Organizational skills

Education

RN license (unrestricted)

Job description

Suncrest Hospice is seeking a PRN Registered Nurse within the Suncrest/Hospice care network under the Optum family. You will provide delivery of the Plan of Care for hospice patients, collaborate with the IDG, and adjust treatment strategies to support physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

You’ll work across diverse home settings and populations. The role requires an active RN license, valid driver’s license with reliable transport, and at least 1 year of clinical