Hospice Registered Nurse
Charlotte, NC
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - Hospice

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Provide care in an outpatient hospice and home health setting, primarily for geriatric patients with a prognosis of 6 months or less to live.
• Average daily census: 63 patients; approximately 5 visits per day.
• Shift: Day shift, 8-hour days (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM), 40 hours per week.
• Call requirements: On-call rotation Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 8 PM to 8 AM; occasional volunteer coverage for weeknight call Monday-Thursday.
• No float requirement.
• Nurses rotate 2 evening on-call shifts (8 PM - 8 AM) every 4-5 weeks for patient PRN and death visit needs.
• Use of EPIC Remote Client and SBAR communication tools. EPIC experience preferred, especially in home health hospice.
• Orientation: 40 hours in addition to hospital orientation.
• Scrubs: Not provided; navy blue attire required.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina.
• Minimum 2 years of hospice experience, including hospice experience within the last year.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Experience in a Home Health setting.
• Skilled Nursing experience.
• End-of-life care skills including after treatment/survivorship and cultural awareness.
• Proficient in the use of the analgesic ladder, adjuvant therapy, breakthrough dosing, and medication tolerance.
• Knowledge and application of pharmacologic pain interventions.
• Familiarity with Medicare state regulations.
• Strong symptom assessment and management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional end-of-life care skills: death pronouncement, counseling, spiritual needs identification, perideath family care, postmortem care.
• Knowledge of ethical and legal issues: advanced directives, medical futility, abandonment, organ donation, palliative sedation, withholding/withdrawing treatment.
• Advanced medication/pain management: equianalgesic opioid dosing, PCA pump management.
• Phlebotomy and IV management skills: starting/maintaining IVs, peripheral IVs, central lines, ports care.
• Professional knowledge: Durable Medical Equipment (DME) authorization.
• Symptom management: ascites.

Required Compliance and Documentation

• Background checks including local, federal, national criminal databases, sex offender search, and education verification for highest degree earned.
• Drug screening: Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start.
• Immunizations and titers:

  • Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella, Varicella: titer or 2 vaccines; boosters required if negative/equivocal.
  • Hepatitis B: titer, series, or facility-specific declination form if negative/equivocal.
  • Seasonal flu vaccine or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 10/31).
• TB testing: Negative PPD, Qgold, or Tspot within 1 year; if positive, clear chest x-ray within 5 years and physician-signed TB questionnaire within 30 days of start.
• Physical exam within 1 year of start; if past positive TB, physical within 30 days required.
• Fit mask testing (N95 or PAPR training) required within 1 year.
• Completion of facility-specific orientation modules including medication safety, confidentiality agreement, hospital policies, and annual compliance training.
• Must complete Non-Novant Health Worker Orientation (4-10 hours depending on acuity).
• References: 2 professional references within 3 years for travel and acute care; 1 for per diem non-acute care.
• Employment application must be uploaded.

Additional Information

• No Return to Office (RTO) after booking allowed; call-offs or additional RTO may lead to cancellation.
• Mileage reimbursed at IRS standard rates.
• Interview: Zoom interview required prior to offer.
• Badge photo required immediately after signing contract; passport-style photo on white background with candidate holding paper showing full name and phone number.
• Candidates must complete Corp ID process and log into I-Learn within 24 hours of receiving email instructions to avoid start delays.
• Onsite flu clinics available starting 10/1; badge required to receive vaccine onsite.

Summary

This travel Registered Nurse position in hospice care requires a minimum of 2 years nursing experience with skills in home health, hospice, and skilled nursing. The role involves day shifts with weekend on-call rotations, caring for terminally ill geriatric patients. Strong medication management, symptom assessment, and end-of-life care skills are essential. Compliance with extensive background checks, immunizations, and facility-specific training is mandatory. Prior travel experience is not required.