Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

Job overview

The Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) works onsite in Cape Girardeau, MO, providing care in patients’ private homes and, when applicable, nursing homes or private healthcare facilities. Compensation is not specified. The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is a nonprofit organization providing hospice services for patients with terminal illness. The nurse supports comfort and quality of life through assessment, treatment, symptom and pain management, and education for patients and caregivers. The role also communicates changes in health to physicians and the hospice interdisciplinary group to help coordinate care.

What you'll do

• Assess disease symptoms and responses to treatment
• teach patients and caregivers about self-care, end-of-life comfort care, medications, diet, disease processes, and activity
• administer IV and injectable medications and prescribed treatments
• assist with pain control
• provide wound management and ostomy care
• communicate health changes to physicians and the hospice interdisciplinary group.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

hospice registered nurse

registered nurse

hospice care

cape girardeau mo

visiting nurse association of southeast missouri

full-time

day shift

weekend work

home-based patient visits

end-of-life care

wound management

ostomy care

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

A 30-day training period covers policies, procedures, and handheld computer use for patient visits.

About the employer

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is hiring for this role. Industry: Home Health Care Services. Sector: 62.