Hospice Registered Nurse - Home Health & Skilled Nursing
Charlotte, NC
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 27, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for an outpatient Hospice/Palliative Care position requiring a minimum of 2 years of experience and proficiency in comprehensive end-of-life care, pain management, and Epic EMR.

Details

• Outpatient hospice setting serving patients with a prognosis of 6 months or less to live, primarily geriatric population
• Average daily census of 63 patients with approximately 5 visits per day
• Day shift, 8-hour shifts (0800–1700), 5 days per week
• On-call rotation required on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings from 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM, rotating with other RNs in the department; volunteers may cover weeknight call (Monday–Thursday) when the designated RN is unavailable
• A nurse triage service screens incoming calls per protocol and contacts the on-call RN only when a visit is needed
• No float requirement
• Charting system: Epic Remote Client (experience required); SBAR communication framework used
• No scrubs provided; RNs are required to wear all navy blue

Requirements

• Active NC or Compact RN license required (must be in hand at time of start)
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience required
• Experience in home health/hospice and skilled nursing settings required
• Required end-of-life care skills: survivorship/after-treatment care and cultural awareness
• Required pain management skills: WHO Analgesic Ladder, adjuvant therapy, breakthrough dosing, pediatric dosage calculation, medication tolerance, pain assessment, pharmacologic and non-pharmacological pain interventions, proper medication disposal, types of pain (somatic, visceral, neuropathic) and treatment, and use of verbal and nonverbal pain scales
• Required professional knowledge: goal setting with patient/family, intake assessment/interview, Medicare state regulations, patient/family education and support, and positioning/pressure ulcer prevention
• Required symptom management skills: altered mental status, anorexia and cachexia, aphasia, constipation/diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, and pressure ulcer staging
• Epic EMR experience required
• Two manager or supervisor references from within the past 12 months required at time of start

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted at the travel rate; candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility will be offered a lower local rate
• Orientation consists of approximately 40 hours of unit-specific orientation in addition to the standard hospital orientation
• Non-billable online modules (4–5 hours for non-acute roles) must be completed prior to start and renewed annually
• Candidates must work 2 out of 3 major holidays; RTO is not permitted during the first week of the assignment
• RTO requests of 7 days or fewer may be auto-approved provided they do not fall on a holiday; requests exceeding 7 days require facility approval; RTO after booking is not permitted and cannot be arranged on-site
• Preferred skills include: death pronouncement, death/dying counseling, identifying spiritual needs, perideath family care, postmortem care, advanced directives, palliative sedation, withholding/withdrawing treatment, equianalgesic opioid dosing, PCA pump management, phlebotomy, IV insertion and management, central line/port care, and DME authorization
• Previous permanent, PRN, or EP employees of the associated health system must wait 12 months before applying as a traveler; facility rehire approval is required before any offer can be extended
• Current travel per diem clinicians at the associated health system are not eligible for travel assignments; clinicians must choose one or the other
• Candidates with a prior work history at this health system must disclose the facility name and dates of employment at the time of consideration
• A Zoom interview is required; all candidates will be interviewed before any offer is made
• Charge nurse experience is preferred