Hospice Care Registered Nurse - Weekends

Why VITAS Healthcare and What Do They Offer Me?
VITAS Healthcare is the nation's leading provider of end-of-life care. Palliative Care Registered Nurse (RN)
Supports its growing palliative care program. The selected candidate will become an integral part of a comprehensive Palliative Care Team that focuses on providing individualized, coordinated care to patients and families residing in the community.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8a-5p. No On Call or weekends.

Acts as Case Manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload. Provides expert, individualized coordination of care to patients and families.

Ensures appropriate referrals to specialists when indicated and support adherence to treatment plan, including physician visits for evaluation and ongoing management.

Assists patients in accessing appropriate services and resources in the community to improve their overall health and well-being.

Educates patient and family to enhance understanding of disease processes and plan of care, including discussion of treatment options to ensure informed decision making.

Empowers patients to take control of their health care by encouraging appropriate goal-setting and discussions about advance care planning/development of advance directives.

Builds relationships with other clinicians involved in the patients care.

Promotes patient-centered approach to care.

Partners with healthcare team to manage transitions of care between hospital, primary and specialty care.

Protects patient rights to privacy and safeguards confidentiality when releasing patient information.

Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Legal Insurance

Minimum 2 years experience as Registered Nurse

1-2 years Case Management experience.

1 year of community (home health, rehab, hospice, etc.) Experience in patient education, planning, and management desired.

Exceptional communication and customer service skills.

Bilingual a plus.

Bachelor's degree preferred.

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