Hospice RN: After-Hours Home Care & Comfort

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); Presencial; USD 49.000 - 73.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Paid Time Off

Health and welfare benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Family benefits

Retirement plans with employer match

Educational Assistance Program

Descripción de la vacante

Advocate Health is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Hospice team in Milwaukee, covering after‑hours shifts in the North/M Milwaukee area. You will conduct assessments, triage, and interventions, providing education and symptom management per hospice goals of care.

You will Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, document encounters in the EMR, and support patients and families through complex end‑of‑life situations with professionalism and empathy.

Formación

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• Active RN license in the state of practice; valid driver’s license; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Typically one year of nursing experience in any clinical setting.

Responsabilidades

• Incorporate responsibility, accountability, critical thinking, and sound clinical decision‑making into daily nursing practice.
• Provide comprehensive nursing assessment, triage, and intervention for hospice patients during after‑hours shifts.
• Respond to patient and caregiver calls to assess symptoms, provide education, and determine appropriate interventions consistent with hospice goals of care.
• Conduct in‑person visits as clinically indicated to manage acute symptom changes, provide crisis support, and ensure patient comfort and safety.
• Manage complex end‑of‑life symptoms, including pain, dyspnea, agitation, anxiety, nausea, and terminal secretions.
• Initiate and carry out physician orders and standing hospice protocols within scope of practice.
• Provide emotional support, anticipatory guidance, and education to patients and caregivers, including support for decisions to question, refuse, or terminate treatment.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary team members to communicate changes in patient condition and coordinate care.
• Document all patient encounters, assessments, interventions, and communications accurately and timely in the electronic medical record, including clear handoff communication to ensure continuity of care.
• Adhere to hospice policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and professional nursing standards, including participation in required education, quality improvement, and safety initiatives.

Educación

Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program

Descripción del empleo

Advocate Health is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Hospice team in Milwaukee, covering after‑hours shifts in the North/M Milwaukee area. You will conduct assessments, triage, and interventions, providing education and symptom management per hospice goals of care.

You will Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, document encounters in the EMR, and support patients and families through complex end‑of‑life situations with professionalism and empathy.