Registered Nurse (RN) WEEKENDS

VITAS Healthcare; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 97,424,000 - 100,289,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare seeks an experienced home care RN to ensure hospice patients’ comfort and build compassionate connections with families in their homes. You will guide patients and families through the end-of-life journey with autonomy in bedside care decisions, emphasizing comfort and dignity.

Daily work involves caring for patients in private residences or care facilities, with 4–6 visits per day and weekly interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate holistic support.

Qualifications

• RN license required.
• At least two years of nursing experience.
• Reliable transportation.
• Commitment, compassion and a can-do attitude are valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-of-life hospice nursing care to patients in home settings.
• Coordinate with an interdisciplinary team, including social workers, physicians, chaplains and nurses, during weekly visits.

Education

RN license

Job description

Who We Are

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

Salary Range: $34 - $35/ 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.