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 RN will provide nursing care including nursing tasks that may be delegated to other roles such as LPNs, HAs and Volunteers, and participate in and monitor patient and family care compliance activities.

Job requirements include reliable transportation with adequate insurance coverage for driver and passengers, and a telephone available (cellular or land line).

Essential functions/physical demands include assisting in lifting and transferring patients, lifting objects in excess of 20 pounds, standing or walking in excess of one hour per day, talking and hearing, and specific vision abilities including close, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. The RN will also be required to sit and stoop, kneel, and crouch.

Qualifications for the Registered Nurse, RN include being 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, and equivalent experience or licensure may be considered.