On-Call Registered Nurse (RN) WEEKENDS ONLY

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

Who We Are

We are VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading end-of-life care provider since 1978.

Who We Are

We are VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading end-of-life care provider since 1978.

Our hospice organization kickstarts careers in caring, promotes from within, and provides a nationally recognized best-in-class employee experience. Supported by industry-leading experts and a growing network of programs in 15+ states, VITAS empowers team members to grow toward their goals while transforming patients’ lives.

Our priority is to care: For our patients, for each other, and for the future.

Salary Range: $36 - $43 /Hourly, plus mileage reimbursement and differentials

On-Call Schedule: EVERY Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 8pm.

What You’ll Do

As a home care registered nurse (RN), you will ensure hospice patients are comfortable and forge compassionate, meaningful connections with the people in their lives.

This is important work that comes with equal responsibility. Patients and families trust VITAS nurses to guide them through the end‑of‑life journey, and maintaining that trust is our highest priority.

You will be a respected member of our team, both as a caregiver and as a hospice educator. 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.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

Each day is different. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. Most VITAS nurses make 4-6 visits each day.

Once a week, you’ll visit the local program office to meet with an interdisciplinary team, including social workers, physicians, chaplains, and nurses, who collaborate to provide holistic support for the patients and families we serve.

What’s Expected From You

A VITAS nurse is the end‑of‑life caregiver everyone deserves. In addition to having your RN license, at least two years of nursing experience, and reliable transportation, you'll approach your work with the traits that make the VITAS Difference: Commitment, Compassion, and a Can‑do Attitude.

You will keep patient welfare at the center of everything you do, giving your best each day in service of our core commitment: Extending comfort and dignity to all people at the end of their life’s journey.

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

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