Hospice Registered Nurse
2 days ago
Garden City
Job DescriptionHospice Registered Nurse (RN) Nassau County, NY Affirmed Home CarePay: $110,000 per year Schedule: 16-Week schedule working with Hospice of New York (Option to extend or go permanent) Hours: Monday – Friday | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Patient Caseload: Approximately 20 visits per week (5 visits per day) Join New York’s Premier Private-Pay Home Care AgencyAffirmed Home Care is seeking a compassionate, experienced, and highly skilled full-time Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) to provide exceptional in-home hospice care throughout Nassau County, NY. This field-based opportunity is ideal for an independent nurse who values flexibility, autonomy, and building meaningful patient relationships while delivering high-quality end-of-life care in the comfort of patients’ homes. Exciting Opportunity for Nurses Entering Hospice & Home Care! Affirmed Home Care is excited to welcome Registered Nurses looking to grow within the hospice and home care field. This role offers: • Exciting career growth opportunities within hospice and home care, • Full-time placement following contract completion, • Supportive clinical leadership and mentorship, • Excellent Monday–Friday schedule with strong work-life balance, • 2 weeks of classroom training in Long Island City (LIC), • 1 week of supervised field training This program is designed to ensure confidence and success in the role before independently managing patient visits.Key Responsibilities, • Provide skilled hospice nursing care to patients in their homes, • Conduct follow-up hospice visits, • Administer medications and treatments as ordered, • Provide wound care management, • Perform IV therapy and related interventions, • Conduct patient pronouncements when appropriate, • Monitor and manage pain and symptom control, • Collaborate with interdisciplinary hospice team members, • Educate patients and families on care plans and symptom management, • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, • IV therapy, • Midline catheter management, • Tracheostomy care, • Foley catheter care, • Ostomy care, • Nephrostomy tube care, • Tenckhoff catheter management, • Tube feeding administration, • Chest tube management, • Advanced wound care, • Pain and symptom management Qualifications, • Active and unrestricted New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license, • Minimum 2 years of recent experience in one or more of the following:, • Hospice, • ICU, • Med-Surg, • Community Health, • Oncology, • Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and care planning skills, • EMR proficiency (WellSky experience preferred, but training will be provided), • Recent physical exam (within 1 year), • Current PPD/QuantiFERON (within 1 year) or chest X-ray (within 5 years), • MMR immunization documentation, • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation, • Authorized to work in the United States, • Competitive weekly pay, • Weekly direct deposit, • Referral bonus opportunities, • Streamlined onboarding process Professional Support, • Supportive clinical leadership, • Collaborative team environment, • Thorough training and ongoing guidance Affirmed Home Care is an Equal Opportunity Employee. . Powered by JazzHR C1KNdBPMOv