Hospice Registered Nurse
Charlotte, NC
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 11, 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 a NC or compact RN license.

Details

• Outpatient hospice setting serving patients with a terminal 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 schedule: 8-hour shifts, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (5x8)
• On-call rotation covering Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings from 8:00 PM – 8:00 AM, shared among the RN team; weeknight call (Monday–Thursday) is covered by a designated RN with volunteer opportunities available
• Outpatient nurses rotate approximately 2 evening on-call shifts (8:00 PM – 8:00 AM) on Saturday and Sunday every 4–5 weeks to cover PRN patient and death visit needs
• A nurse triage service screens incoming calls per protocol and contacts the on-call nurse only if a visit is required
• No float requirement
• EMR: Epic Remote Client and SBAR; Epic home health/hospice experience is preferred
• Mileage reimbursed at the IRS standard rate
• 13-week contract minimum; longer contract extensions are of interest to the facility

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license required
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Home health/hospice and skilled nursing work setting experience required
• End-of-life care skills required: survivorship/after-treatment care and cultural awareness
• Comprehensive pain management skills required: WHO Analgesic Ladder, adjuvant therapy, breakthrough dosing, pediatric dosage calculation, medication tolerance, pain assessment, pharmacologic and non-pharmacological interventions, proper medication disposal, types of pain (somatic, visceral, neuropathic) and their treatments, and use of verbal and nonverbal pain scales
• Professional knowledge required: goal setting with patients and families, intake assessment and interviewing, Medicare state regulations, patient and family education and support, and positioning/preventive care for shearing and pressure ulcers
• Symptom assessment and management skills required: altered mental status, anorexia and cachexia, aphasia, constipation/diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, and pressure ulcer staging

Additional Information

• Preferred end-of-life care skills include: death pronouncement, death and dying counseling, identifying spiritual needs, peri-death family care, and postmortem care
• Preferred ethical and legal skills include: advanced directives, medical futility, medical abandonment, organ donation, palliative sedation, and withholding/withdrawing treatment
• Preferred medication management skills include: equianalgesic opioid dosing and PCA pump management
• Preferred phlebotomy and IV skills include: phlebotomy, starting and maintaining IVs, and care of peripheral IVs, central lines, and ports
• Preferred professional knowledge includes: DME authorization of necessity
• Preferred symptom management skill: ascites management
• Epic home health/hospice experience is a plus
• Orientation consists of 40 hours of unit-specific orientation in addition to facility-wide orientation
• All RNs wear all navy blue scrubs; scrubs are not provided
• A Zoom interview with the hiring manager is required prior to any offer being extended
• Local candidates are accepted at the travel rate
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• RTO after booking is not permitted and cannot be arranged on-site; call-offs or additional time-off requests may result in contract cancellation
• 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years are required for consideration
• State Board of Nursing license verification and NURSYS verification are required for consideration