Registered Nurse Hospice PRN

45000 Collier Hospice; Denver (CO); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 79 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Intermountain Health is seeking a compassionate Hospice Nurse to deliver patient-centered end-of-life care in the home setting. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care while coordinating with an interdisciplinary team to ensure comfort and quality of life.

The role emphasizes wound care, medication administration, IV monitoring, and education for patients and caregivers in a Denver-area hospice program. PRN shifts and weekend rotation apply.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in state of practice.
• BLS certification for healthcare providers.
• Valid driver's license with insured and reliable transportation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• BSN required; RN with <12 months must obtain BSN within 4 years.
• Existing hires before 4/27/2025 follow prior requirements.

Responsabilités

• Provide holistic, patient-centered care to terminally ill patients.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualized care plans.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary health care team.
• Wound care, injections, medication administration and IV monitoring.
• Patient and caregiver education and support.

Connaissances

RN License

BLS Certification

Driver's license

Communication skills

Flexibility

Formation

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Description du poste

Job Description

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our hospice care team. In this role, you will provide holistic, patient-centered care to individuals with terminal illnesses, ensuring comfort, dignity, and quality of life during their end-of-life journey. As a Hospice Nurse, you will assume responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care plans. You will utilize the nursing process, incorporating advanced technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practices, and seamless coordination with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. Your expertise and empathetic approach will support not only the patients but also their families, offering guidance and emotional support during this critical time.

What does it mean to be a part of our Hospice team? Home is where families gather, memories are cherished, and comfort is found. It’s where we reflect, heal, and experience moments of connection and peace. At Intermountain Health, we have the profound honor of bringing skilled, compassionate care to patients in the home—offering comfort, dignity, and quality of life during their end-of-life journey. As a Hospice Nurse, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring patients receive exceptional care in the setting they cherish most—their home. This meaningful work allows you to combine your clinical expertise with a deeply rewarding care environment, helping individuals and their families navigate this tender stage with compassion, skill, and excellence.

Enhance your career by learning unique skills such as wound care, injection and medication administration, IV monitoring, and patient/caregiver education.

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Posting Specifics

Shift Details: PRN as needed, 10 hour shifts 9AM-7:30PM Rotating call 1-2 weekends a month.

Unit/Location: Denver Metro

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current RN License in state of practice
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers.
• Current driver’s license, insured and reliable transportation and an acceptable driving record
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025.
• Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire
• RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within 4 years of their hire date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Previous experience in an Acute Care, Home Health, or Hospice setting.

Physical Requirements: Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items. Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.). May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location: Hospice - Denver

Work City: Wheat Ridge

Work State: Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Hourly Rate: The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $37.45 - $57.29

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Equal Opportunity

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Additional Policies & Program

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

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About the Company

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery. Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.

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