Description

American Traveler is hiring a Hospice RN for a 16-week night shift assignment requiring at least 3 years of hospice experience and recent EPIC EMR proficiency.

Details

• Work at a respite house providing hospice and palliative care services
• 12-hour night shifts, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
• 36 hours per week on a consistent weekly schedule
• No block schedules permitted
• No floating or charge responsibilities required

Requirements

• Active VT or compact RN license required
• AHA BLS certification required
• Minimum of 3 years of prior hospice experience required
• EPIC EMR experience within the past 2 years required and nonnegotiable
• Strong typing skills required due to narrative-heavy documentation
• Experience with hospice and end-of-life complex symptom management and education
• Skilled in symptom assessment and management with strong critical thinking abilities
• Comfortable initiating and participating in goals of care discussions with patients, families, and care teams
• Experience with medication administration via IV, subcutaneous, oral, sublingual, rectal, and other routes

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive hospice and palliative care to patients in a respite house setting
• Participate in goals of care discussions and collaborative care planning with patients and families
• Bi-weekly orientations held on Mondays
• Employment gaps over 90 days must be explained
• Reliable personal or rental vehicle strongly recommended as public transportation is not accessible in the area
• All-season or snow tires recommended for vehicles during November through April
• Accepts local candidates
• Radius and local mileage-based rate tiers apply based on direct-line distance from the facility