Registered Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare is seeking a Home Care Registered Nurse (RN) in Florida to ensure patients are comfortable and to build compassionate connections with families. The role emphasizes end-of-life care, patient dignity, and comfort-focused support in home settings.

As a valued team member, you will bring clinical autonomy at the bedside, participate in interdisciplinary rounds, and educate patients and families about palliative care versus curative approaches.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice nursing in state of Florida or applicable state.
• Minimum of two years nursing experience in hospice, home health, or community health in the last five years.
• Equivalent experience or licensure may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide comfort and care to hospice patients in home or facility settings.
• Develop meaningful connections with patients and families.
• Educate patients and families; support end-of-life goals and comfort-focused care.
• Exercise clinical autonomy at the bedside to ensure timely, compassionate care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to support holistic patient care.

Skills

Nursing license

Two years experience

Job description

Who We Are

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

Salary Range: $34-$42/Hour

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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