Travel Nurse RN - Hospice - $2,394 per week

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Hospice for a travel nursing job in Colchester, Vermont.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Hospice
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/09/2024
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel Rate: $95 Radius: $90: 51-100 miles Local: $85: 50 miles or less
--- Hospice RN: Position is 10H shifts, 40H per week; Minimum of 3 years prior community hospice experience required; BLS required; Hospice/End of Life-Complex symptom management and education; Symptom assessment and management with high level of critical thinking skills; Comfort initiating and participating in goals of care discussions and planning with patients, family, and team; Medication management and administration (IV, Subcutaneous, oral, sublingual, rectal, and other routes). Monday to Sunday; Bi-weekly Orientations on Monday. IVS to OFFER; This facility requires ALL work history information (Bed count, EMR, facility type, etc.) to be complete in order to submit. Please ensure all employment gaps over 30 days are explained. Covid and Flu declinations accepted- please have either proof or declinations in packet. No block schedules for any reason. Public Transportation is NOT accessible in this area, please ensure you have reliable transportation, personal vehicle or rental vehicle are strongly recommended. Vehicles should be equipped with all season or snow tires during the months of November – April....

Facility Name: UVMHN Home Health Hospice
Total # of Facility Beds: NA
Unit Name: We have a total hospice census of about 100 with 21 beds in an inpatient setting (McClure Miller Respite House MMRH) 80 in home/ SNF/ALF setting – 21 @MMRH
Unit Specialty: Home Health Hospice
Total # of Unit Beds/Suites/Deliveries: See above
Teaching Facility: ? Y ? N
Teaching Hospital Experience Required: ? Y ? N
Trauma Level: N/A
Prior Travel Experience Required: ? Y ? N
Minimum # Years Clinical Experience Required: 3-5
Minimum # Years Clinical Experience in Specialty Required: 3
Certifications Required: BLS
Certifications Preferred: Note any others
Nurse Patient Ratio by shift: Nurses in home setting carry caseloads of 12-14 patients. At MMRH day nurses care for 5-7 patients (all levels of care) and overnights shift up to 11.
Circulate/Scrub as applicable: NA
Ancillary Assistance:
CNA/ PCT: ? Y ? N #staff per shift: 4
Unit clerk/Secretary: ? Y ? N #staff per shift:
Other: #staff per shift:
Advanced Practice on the unit: we have a NP FT for our Program-most of clinical work is at MMRH
# Days of Orientation: 2-3
Specialty Testing for Unit/Facility: ? U ? F onboarding online prior to arrival
Patient Care Modality: Hospice/End of Life-Complex symptom management and education
Dress Code
Scrubs/color: Business casual or non-hospital scrubs-non institutional colors
Shoes: closed toe/supportive
Jewelry: limited, cannot interview with precautions
Hair/Beard: neat/tidy
Nail Polish: no
Documentation System: Net Smart (part of orientation training) * Oasis is not required for Hospice (just HH)
Medication System: NA
Floating Required: ? Y ? N
To what units/facilities: Not currently, although it is best when RN trains across settings
Describe the rotation: between home hospice and MMRH
Charge required: ? Y ? N
Scheduling: MMRH: 7-7:30 (12 hrs.) 8a-4:30 M-F home hospice W/E rot
Shift Hours: will post Rotation Schedule: MMRH-1 weekend shift/pay-Rotation home hospice
Self-Scheduling no
Call Requirements: coverage rarely needed but could cover on call team
Holiday Requirements: if needed
Patient Population (Diagnoses): Terminally ill (6 moth or less) -
Age Range: adults primarily-at times pediatrics in home setting
Special Equipment:
CADD pumps for patient-controlled analgesia, joey, feeding pumps, gomco suction pumps, portable oral suction units, BiPap, CPAP, cough assist machines, nebulizer machines, IV pumps for continuous infusions, glucose monitoring, COAGUCHECK for INR monitoring, laptops, and agency issued work phone issued.
Respiratory available 24/7 for support ? Y ? N
Anesthesia available 24/7 for support ? Y ? N
Who manages ventilators: N/A
Unit Specific Procedures and Protocols: Pain management, starting pain continuous infusion, subcutaneous site insertion and maintenance central line care including PORT/IVAD, PICC, and other central lines, Palliative sedation, tracheostomy management and care, rectal tube management, wound care protocol, ostomy and other drain management, venipuncture for labs/specimens.
Additional Unit Specific Information: End of life care assessment and care planning requiring strong comprehensive assessment skills. Symptom assessment and management with high level of critical thinking skills. Comfort initiating and participating in goals of care discussions and planning with patients, family, and team. Medication management and administration (IV, Subcutaneous, oral, sub-lingual, rectal, and other routes. Strong communication skills and ability to teach patients and caregivers aspects of end-of-life care. Generally, a traveler case manager is assigned a geographic area, not full territory. When they cover a weekend rotation-they would be expected to make visits throughout our service area- Chittenden & Grand Isle Countries. We have had travelers that float. Manager will post/express a need and be clear about expectations if outside of our norm. Strict protocol in place with following guidelines with use of app to call patients/families.

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #493579. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Hospice

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