Home Hospice RN
Manitowoc, WI
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: RN Hospice Supportive Care Team

Employment Type: Contractor
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Provide in-home hospice care visits including PRN, routine, and death visits.
• No on-call duties and no weekend work, except for Labor Day coverage.
• Patient visits occur within a defined service area (multiple nearby communities).
• Attend after-hour visits called into triage line for symptom management, falls, or death visits; some issues may be resolved via phone without in-person visit.
• May occasionally cover slightly outside assigned territory if closer to a call, but never more than an hour away.

Unit Information

• Minimum 2 years of experience required in Home Health or Home Hospice.
• First-time travelers accepted if they have case management experience in the home setting.
• Patient types include failure to thrive, advanced cancers, end stage COPD, terminal illness, and other end-stage disease processes.
• Patient ratio for RN typically 0-6 depending on call-ins.

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Wisconsin.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Valid driver’s license, own vehicle, and auto insurance.
• Comfortable performing focused assessments, critical thinking, and troubleshooting (e.g., Foley catheter care, feeding tubes, wound care, post-fall assessments).
• Experience with death visits and communication with medical examiners or coroners.
• Ability to administer narcotic pain medications and identify potential drug diversions in the home.

Orientation & Training

• New Employee Orientation (NEO) at territory office.
• One week (3 shifts) orientation with a Supportive Care Team nurse.

Scheduling

• Shift times: 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM, 3 shifts per week.
• Weekend rotation every other weekend (Saturday/Sunday night).
• Holiday coverage: 1 summer and 1 winter holiday expected.
• Two-week block schedule cycle.

Support & Resources

• 24/7 access to Lead RN for support.
• Other Supportive Care Team members available by phone.
• Provided equipment includes badge, laptop, cell phone, and trunk kit.
• Electronic Medical Record system: Epic (Rover).
• IV pump (Sapphire) rarely used in home setting.

Additional Information

• Scrub color: Navy blue.
• Free parking available.
• Collaborative unit culture focused on timely patient care.

Note: Prior travel experience is not explicitly required. First-time travelers with appropriate home care case management experience are welcome.