Registered Nurse - Home Health & Hospice

Position Overview:
Seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse to provide high-quality hospice care to patients in their homes. This role focuses on delivering patient-centered care, participating in interdisciplinary collaboration, and ensuring comfort and dignity for patients and their families throughout the hospice journey.

Schedule & Work Details:

• Location: Baton Rouge, LA and 50-mile radius
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Weekly Guarantee: 36 hours
• On-Call/Weekend Requirement: Yes
• Mileage Reimbursement: Yes, between patient visits (first to last patient)
• Pay Rate: $51 to $53 per hour

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day skilled nursing care to hospice patients in their homes
• Perform patient assessments and monitor changes in condition
• Participate in IDG (Interdisciplinary Group) meetings and complete IDG documentation
• Coordinate and manage patient care plans in collaboration with the hospice care team
• Order medications, medical supplies, and durable medical equipment (DME) as needed
• Educate patients and families on disease progression, symptom management, and end-of-life care
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation, including EMR usage
• Ensure compassionate support for patients and families during end-of-life care

Required Qualifications:

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Louisiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required
• Prior hospice or relevant nursing experience required
• Strong clinical, communication, and documentation skills
• Ability to work independently and manage a field-based schedule

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Homecare Homebase (HCHB)
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Compassionate approach with a focus on patient dignity and comfort

Pride-Health offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment
Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates : Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

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