Travel Nurse RN - Hospice - $1,942 per week

Company: Wellspring Nurse Source
Location: Grand Junction
Posted on: January 29, 2025

Job Description:

Wellspring Nurse Source is seeking a travel nurse RN Hospice for a travel nursing job in Grand Junction, Colorado.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Hospice
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 02/17/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: TravelJob Title: Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)**
  Job Summary:
  A Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) provides compassionate, patient-centered care to patients with terminal illnesses and their families, focusing on improving quality of life, managing symptoms, and providing emotional and spiritual support. The Hospice RN works in a multidisciplinary team to ensure comfort, dignity, and support during the end-of-life journey.
  
  Key Responsibilities:
  
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  • Provide skilled nursing care to patients with terminal illnesses, focusing on pain management, symptom control, and emotional support.
    
  • Develop individualized care plans to address physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs, ensuring patient comfort and dignity.
    
  • Administer medications, including pain relief, symptom management, and hospice-related treatments.
    
  • Educate patients and families about hospice care, prognosis, treatment options, and emotional support.
    
  • Collaborate with physicians, social workers, chaplains, counselors, and other healthcare professionals to provide holistic care.
    
  • Monitor and assess patients for changes in health status, adjusting care plans as necessary.
    
  • Provide emotional, spiritual, and psychological support to patients and their families, including end-of-life counseling.
    
  • Offer bereavement support to families after the patient's death.
    
  • Ensure patients and families understand their options for care, including advance directives, palliative care, and end-of-life planning.
    
  • Document patient care accurately, including symptoms, treatments, and progress, in compliance with hospice care standards.
    
  • Provide education and support to caregivers and family members on caring for the patient in the home setting.
    
  • Promote infection control, safety, and dignity in end-of-life care settings.
    
    
    Qualifications:
    
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    • Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) accepted.
      
    • Licensure:
      
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      • Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
        
        
        
      • Certification:
        
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        • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
          
        • Hospice and Palliative Care Certification (CHPN) preferred.
          
          
          
        • Experience: Previous experience in hospice care, palliative care, or related healthcare settings
          Wellspring Nurse Source Job ID #30515108. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:Hospice,19:00:00-07:00:00About Wellspring Nurse SourceWellspring is nurse owned and operated which means that we get you, we stand behind you, and we advocate for you.-- We are 100% committed to helping you find your best job at the best rate.-- We are unwavering in our commitment to supporting our clinicians on every step of their travel adventure, assisting with everything from onboarding and payroll to on-the-job clinical support with a dedicated Clinician Success Team.-- You're not just a number at Wellspring, you're a valued member of our family.-- Join us and experience the Wellspring difference.

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