Registered Nurse (RN)

VITAS Healthcare; Tinley Park (IL); On-site; USD 55,104 - 59,236; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedule

Nights and Weekend shifts available

Nights, weekends, afterhours, 8’s 10’s

11 on 11 off

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare in Tinley Park, IL is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our hospice care team. You will coordinate care, assess patient and family needs, and implement the interdisciplinary plan to provide comfort at the end of life.

The role involves home-based visits, flexible scheduling including nights and weekends, and a responsibility to deliver dignified, comfort-focused care to patients and families.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Illinois.
• Minimum of two years nursing experience.
• Reliable transportation.
• Comfort with end-of-life care and hospice environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care as part of an interdisciplinary hospice team.
• Provide continuous assessment of patient and family needs.
• Implement the interdisciplinary plan of care and ensure comfort.
• Build compassionate connections with patients and families.
• Support education and guidance at the bedside.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Compassion

Palliative care

Communication skills

Time management

Education

RN license

Job description

Primary Function

The Registered Nurse, RN, is a member of the interdisciplinary team who work together to meet the physical, medical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of hospice patients and families facing terminal illness and bereavement. The Registered Nurse, RN, is designated to provide coordination of care, ensure continuous assessment of each patients and family’s needs and implementation of the interdisciplinary plan of care.

• Flexible Schedule
• Nights and Weekend shifts available

Primary Function

The Registered Nurse, RN, is a member of the interdisciplinary team who work together to meet the physical, medical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of hospice patients and families facing terminal illness and bereavement. The Registered Nurse, RN, is designated to provide coordination of care, ensure continuous assessment of each patients and family’s needs and implementation of the interdisciplinary plan of care.

• Flexible Schedule
• Nights and Weekend shifts available
• Nights, weekends, afterhours, 8’s 10’s 12’s, 7 on 7 off
• Salary Range $40 -$43/Hourly

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.

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.