Home Hospice Registered Nurse
Green Bay, WI
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Job Opportunity: Hospice Care Nurse (Contractor)

Specialty

• Home-Hospice Care Operations

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• First-time travelers accepted (prior travel experience not required)

Patient Population

• Hospice patients/end of life (life expectancy 6 months or less if disease runs its normal course)
• Common diagnoses: approximately 40% cancer, 60% other medical issues
• Patients seen primarily in community settings such as:

  • Patient’s home or family member’s home
  • Assisted Living Facilities
  • Group Homes
  • Nursing Homes
  • Occasionally hospice patients in hospital settings

Caseload and Patient Ratios

• Remote/Field: Caseload of 13-15 patients, with 5-6 visits per 8-hour shift
• Inpatient Hospice: Patient ratio of 1:6-9 depending on shift

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• State nursing license

Required Skills and Competencies

• IV skills
• Chest tube maintenance / pleurex drain care
• Catheter insertion
• Tube feedings
• Triage skills
• Wound care and wound vac management
• Comfortable managing PIV, midline, and central lines
• Competency in end-of-life care including pain and symptom management (pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical)
• Experience with opioids and opioid equianalgesic dosing
• Documentation proficiency on EMR platforms
• Independent critical thinker and problem solver, with good judgment on when to seek assistance
• Flexibility to work in inpatient settings that may provide palliative sedation