RN - Hospice

RN - Hospice About Facility: o 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081 Would work remote (out of their home) to start the day and then would go into the field. Would only go into the office for biweekly IDG meetings (every Wednesday), orientation, training and to obtain supplies. General Information: o This is a field Hospice position requiring travel into patient homes and LTC facilities Will serve Assisted Living and SNF's as well as personal homes Areas served: may be subject to change, Charlotte metro area and Harrisburg (western corridor of Cabarrus County) o Hours of Operation: 0830 to 1700 Expectation is availability during those hours Mon-Fri, with the opportunity to pick up night/weekends if they choose o Minimum Years of Experience required: 1-2 years of Hospice experience in the home - home visit experience is hard stop, please decline without this. o Will you accept a first-time traveler: Yes Patient Types/Job Duties: o End of Life and Hospice eligible patients o This is a FIELD position requiring traveler to commute and provide care within the home setting o Biweekly Case Conference Process: every other Wednesday there is an IDG meeting where the interdisciplinary team will discuss the patient load - RN will do IDG notes showing continued eligibility and that the patient meets Hospice criteria Typically will take 1.5 hours in the home office - will also see patients this day o Mileage Reimbursement: will go off current IRS rate - each day the phone will map and calculate the mileage which then will feed into another system and is processed on biweekly paycheck Visits per Day: o Territory is assigned by location and therefore the caseload can fluctuate depending on patient deaths. etc. o Average caseload has been 14-15 patients, doesn't always equate to the same # of patients per day, ideally each RN would have 5-6 visits per day, but this will vary (25 per week is goal). o Traveler will have autonomy and will manage their own schedules. o Average drive time/day varies based on region served. Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance: o RN: BLS; Driver's License and proof of vehicle insurance Skills required: o Experience with Homecare Homebase is required o Experience working Hospice Home Health, as well as visiting patients on hospice care in Long Term Care settings o Catheter insertion and care, feeding support to include g-tubes, CAD pumps for pain control, medication management, psychosocial support and strong listening/communication skills are needed in this role, assessment of patient/family needs, bereavement support, ability to teach families and patients on EOL and expected decline throughout the EOL process. Support within the Department: o Field position o Peer Hospice RNs o Nurse Educator o Clinical Supervisors are available by phone for support (after hours support) o Triage support into the evening o Social Workers o Case Manager (office-based) o Interdisciplinary team o Medical Director o Nurse Practitioner (symptom management calls) o Chaplain o Bereavement Counselor o Home Health Aide Technology/Equipment: o EMR: Homecare Homebase EMR o Will be given a tablet and a laptop (not used in field - used for home charting) Orientation/training through IT and Nurse Educator Floating: If yes, where? o In field position Orientation (facility and unit): o Minimally, 1 week (shadowing/training with other care givers), dependent on skillset and comfort level Scheduling: o Weekend rotation: N/A o Call required: will be dependent on need and can be discussed during final interview with manager o Holiday Expectations: if falls during the work week and is a minor holiday, unless they want to pick up a major holiday (Thanksgiving and Christmas) o Approval of time off? Needs approval through contract Other notes: o Scrub Color: Navy o Parking: Free

Created: 2026-03-04