Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse

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.

Job responsibilities include case management and supervision for the Registered Nurse, RN, quality improvement, and professional development. The Registered Nurse, RN, will be required to assist in lifting and transferring patients, lift objects in excess of 20 pounds, stand or walk in excess of one hour per day, talk and hear, and have close, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. The Registered Nurse, RN will be required to sit and stoop, kneel, and crouch.

Qualifications for the Registered Nurse, RN include 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. Reports directly to the Team Manager.