Registered Nurse, Rn - Community Hospice - Fri, Sat, Sun

Building Name: HHH - Home Health & Hospice
Location Address: 1110 Prim Rd, Colchester Vermont
Regular
Department: HHH - Hospice
Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
Shift: Day-8-12Hr
Primary Shift: OTHER
Weekend Needs: Every
Salary Range: Min $30.81 Mid $38.52 Max $46.22
Recruiter: Alicia Sherman
External candidates are eligible for a one-time signing bonus of $10,000!!!
Community Hospice Registered Nurse, RN
Weekends / Full Time: Day Shift
Schedule: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Day Shift. No overnight call required.
Come join our amazing team at Home Health and Hospice, an affiliate of The University of Vermont Health Network! All full-time employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement, tuition reimbursement and paid time off! Not only that but amazing employee discounts and perks. We offer an intensive mentoring program upon hire and ongoing education. We have a variety of schedules available to help you have a work/life balance including part-time, full-time, and various per diem positions.
We are seeking a full-time weekend Registered Nurse, RN to support clients in the home setting. This position will work with the weekend team to support home and facility-based hospice clients.
The RN will provide a full range of skilled nursing care to patients in a home care setting, under moderate to minimal clinical supervision, with a focus on patient education and palliative care to meet the physical and emotional needs of patients, while educating and providing support to families.
Qualifications:
Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the State of Vermont required.
Greater than one year of home or public health nursing experience preferred, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired
Two years or more Hospice experience desired but not required. We are willing to train and develop a candidate who demonstrates a willingness and desire to learn hospice nursing.
Our ideal candidate would be patient focused, desires to make patient visits, is able to act independently, leans on good clinical skills and experience.
Performance Standards:

• Provide a full range of skilled nursing care to terminally ill patients in their homes, under moderate to minimal personal and procedural clinical supervision, including: ongoing assessments of current health status; venipuncture, catheter changes, care of central lines, and similar technical procedures; administering of medications and medication set-up; changing dressings and assessing wounds; teaching patients about their diseases, medications, diets and nutritional needs, physical activities; special terminal care and comfort measures; post-mortem care; information/advising clients about, referring them to, and assisting them in dealing with various government and community programs and services available to them
• Provide emotional support and general companionship to patients and their families and other caregivers, before and after death, as appropriate to individual circumstances