Travel Nurse RN - Hospice
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Mary Washington Hospice

Hospice RN

Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: ASAP

Role Overview

• Home hospice visits, admissions, and support of hospital liaison visits as needed
• Average of 6 patients per day

Schedule

• 5x8 shifts, Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM (40 hours/week)
• Weekend rotation every fourth weekend
• Weekend on-call required
• No night shift coverage required
• Holiday RTO must be pre-approved; no holiday RTO. RTO restrictions are at manager's discretion.
• Not open to a block schedule
• Does not float within scope to meet facility needs

Facility Details

• Short-term acute care
• Level II Trauma Center
• 431 total staffed beds
• Scrub color: navy blue

Required Qualifications

• Virginia RN license or Compact license
• BLS certification required
• Weekend on-call availability

Special Requirements/Skills

• Previous experience in hospice, home health, or geriatrics
• Experience in pain and symptom management, based on current and best practice
• Demonstrated understanding of hospice criteria and commitment to hospice philosophy of care
• Demonstrated ability to advocate for and teach hospice philosophy of care to clinicians, patients, and families
• Charting in Oasis and the EMR system (software familiarity, not a credential)

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check: Lifetime package run within 1 year prior to start, including driving record (DMV) check, which is required for hospice; international search if lived or worked abroad in the last 7 years
• Exclusion and sanctions checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG
• Licensure: NURSYS verification (required for all RNs); primary source verification if applicable
• Education: Verification of highest degree
• Competencies: Medication/pharmacology competency exam (required for RNs); competency exam (required for all clinical candidates); skills checklist (required for clinical candidates)
• Color blind test: Online test required; candidates who fail must be identified to the facility before start
• Orientation: Facility orientation packet and code of conduct, confidentiality, and security agreements signed before start; job description form
• Time-sensitive modules: Orientation modules (about 8 hours total) completed within one week of signing, with passing scores of 86% on post-tests; nursing modules and exams must be finished before start
• Time-sensitive EMR experience screening form: Required for all candidates, completed immediately after signing; must reach the facility no later than the Wednesday two weeks before start
• Physical exam: Within 1 year prior to start
• Drug screen: Within 30 days prior to start, including a required panel with methamphetamines listed
• TB: TB skin test, QuantiFERON-Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year; chest X-ray and TB questionnaire if TB test is positive; annual TB questionnaire required for candidates with past positive TB history
• Immunity: Rubeola (measles), mumps, rubella, and varicella titers or 2 vaccines; hepatitis B positive titer, vaccine series, or signed declination; low or equivocal titers may require boosters or a signed declination
• Flu vaccine: Proof required during flu season (9/1–3/31), on file by 10/30 or candidate will be pulled from the floor; medical and religious exemptions accepted
• COVID: Vaccines not required, but documentation or a signed declination must be on file
• Fit test: N95 fit mask, updated annually; documentation must state N95
• Employment application: Required; must match work history
• Work history: 2 years verified
• References: 2 required; one from the current year of the assignment and one within the last 2 years; must be from a manager, supervisor, team leader, or Charge RN (MD/DO/PA also acceptable); must have supervised the candidate; references from the facility or its affiliated facilities are not accepted