Visit Nurse - AWE Team (After Hours & Weekends)

Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care; Kansas City (MO); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care is seeking a Visit Nurse (RN/LPN) to perform after-hours visits, delivering end-of-life care and acute symptom management to terminal patients, with support from board-certified physicians and APRNs.

The role requires nursing licensure in Kansas and Missouri, CPR certification, and at least one year of related experience; hospice or LTAC experience is preferred. Weekend hours apply.

Formación

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
• Valid, unencumbered LPN or RN licensure in Kansas and Missouri, required.
• Minimum one (1) year relevant work experience in caring for terminal patients and others with life threatening illnesses, required.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical judgment and decision making based on knowledge and skill in caring for patients with life-limiting illness, required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite, preferred.
• Prior working knowledge of Electronic Medical Systems (EMRs) required; prior experience with Suncoast preferred.
• Valid CPR certification required.

Responsabilidades

• The Visit Nurse is responsible for making after hours visits to patients when assigned and dispatched by the triage nurse, providing acute symptom management and end-of-life care to terminally ill patients and support for their caregivers.

Educación

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Herramientas

Suncoast EMR

Descripción del empleo

• Job Category Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Employee Type Full-Time

Contact information

• Phone [phone]

Description

Visit Nurse – AWE Team

We invite you to take a bold step with us. Join the team that’s offering expert care, peace of mind,comfort, guidance, and hope to people affected by serious illness or grief around Kansas City. At Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care, we work together – one team, one vision, that each person in our community is valued from life through death and each family is supported in their grief.

We Strive to be the Best Place to Work:

• We offer generous and competitive wages and benefits!
• Position offers premium pay!
• Hours: Saturday/Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• Hospice or Long Term Care experience required
• 24/7 support from our full-time Board Certified physicians and APRNs, Chaplains and Social Workers

Position Description: The Visit Nurse is responsible for making after hours visits to patients when assigned and dispatched by the triage nurse. The Visit Nurse is responsible for providing acute symptom management and end of life care to terminally ill patients and support for their caregivers,according to agency policies.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess the Following Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED required,
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred, with motivation to work with the dying and bereaved.
• Valid, unencumbered LPN or RN licensure in Kansas and Missouri, required.
• Minimum one (1) year relevant work experience in caring for terminal patients and others with life threatening illnesses, required.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical judgment and decision making based on knowledge and skill in caring for
  patients with life-limiting illness, required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite, preferred.
• Prior working knowledge of Electronic Medical Systems (EMRs) required; prior experience with Suncoast preferred.
• Valid CPR certification required.

Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care is an equal-opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We don’t just accept differences—we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our patients, and our community. Our diversity defines us. It binds us. It makes us great.