RN - Hospice

RN - Hospice

Shift: 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Shifts Per Week: 5

Scheduled Hours: 40

Start Date: 07/02/2026

End Date: 07/30/2026

Duration: 4 Weeks

Facility Name: UVMHN Home Health Hospice

Unit Name: We have a total hospice census of about 100 with 21 beds in an inpatient setting (McClure Miller Respite House MMRH) 80 in home/ SNF/ALF setting 21 @MMRH

Unit Specialty: Home Health Hospice

Teaching Facility: ?

Teaching Hospital Experience Required: ?

Trauma Level: N/A

Prior Travel Experience Required: ?

Minimum # Years Clinical Experience Required: 3-5

Minimum # Years Clinical Experience in Specialty Required: 3

Certifications Required: BLS

Nurse Patient Ratio by shift: Nurses in home setting carry caseloads of 12-14 patients. At MMRH day nurses care for 5-7 patients (all levels of care) and overnights shift up to 11.

Circulate/Scrub as applicable: NA

Ancillary Assistance: CNA/ PCT:?

Unit clerk/Secretary:?

Other: Advanced Practice on the unit: we have a NP FT for our Program-most of clinical work is at MMRH

Days of Orientation: 2-3

Specialty Testing for Unit/Facility: ?

Patient Care Modality: Hospice/End of Life-Complex symptom management and education

Dress Code: Business casual or non-hospital scrubs-non institutional colors. Closed toe/supportive shoes. Limited jewelry. Neat/tidy hair/beard. No nail polish

Documentation System: Net Smart (part of orientation training)

Medication System: NA

Floating Required: ?

To what units/facilities: Not currently, although it is best when RN trains across settings

Describe the rotation: between home hospice and MMRH

Charge required: ?

Scheduling: MMRH: 7-7:30 (12 hrs.) 8a-4:30 M-F home hospice W/E rot

Shift Hours: will post

Rotation Schedule: MMRH-1 weekend shift/pay-Rotation home hospice

Self-Scheduling: no

Call Requirements: coverage rarely needed but could cover on call team

Holiday Requirements: if needed

Patient Population (Diagnoses): Terminally ill (6 month or less) - Age Range: adults primarily-at times pediatrics in home setting

Special Equipment: CADD pumps for patient-controlled analgesia, joey, feeding pumps, gomco suction pumps, portable oral suction units, BiPap, CPAP, cough assist machines, nebulizer machines, IV pumps for continuous infusions, glucose monitoring, COAGUCHECK for INR monitoring, laptops, and agency issued work phone issued.

Respiratory available 24/7 for support ? Y ? N

Anesthesia available 24/7 for support? Y? N

Who manages ventilators: N/A

Unit Specific Procedures and Protocols: Pain management, starting pain continuous infusion, subcutaneous site insertion and maintenance central line care including PORT/IVAD, PICC, and other central lines, Palliative sedation, tracheostomy management and care, rectal tube management, wound care protocol, ostomy and other drain management, venipuncture for labs/specimens.

Additional Unit Specific Information: End of life care assessment and care planning requiring strong comprehensive assessment skills. Symptom assessment and management with high level of critical thinking skills. Comfort initiating and participating in goals of care discussions and planning with patients, family, and team. Medication management and administration (IV, Subcutaneous, oral, sub-lingual, rectal, and other routes. Strong communication skills and ability to teach patients and caregivers aspects of end-of-life care.

Requirements: AHA BLS required A minimum of 3 years of prior community hospice experience Will need excellent typing skills as they have a narrative heavy EMR Hospice/End of Life-Complex symptom management and education Symptom assessment and management with high level of critical thinking skills Comfort initiating and participating in goals of care discussions and planning with patients, family, and team Medication management and administration (IV, Subcutaneous, oral, sublingual, rectal, and other routes) EPIC experience from within the past 2 years is required and nonnegotiable

Additional Information: IVS to OFFER Monday to Sunday No block schedules for any reason Please ensure all employment gaps over 90 days are explained This facility requires ALL work history information (bed count, EMR, facility type, etc.) to be complete in order to submitDisclaimers: Public Transportation is NOT accessible in this area, please ensure you have reliable transportation, personal vehicle or rental vehicle are strongly recommended Vehicles should be equipped with all season or snow tires during the months of November April