Hospice Registered Nurse - Regional Support at Avalon Hospice in Jackson, Tennessee

Job Description:

Our Company

Avalon Hospice, part of the Kindred at Home family of hospice, home health, palliative, and community care providers, focuses on clinical excellence with compassion and dignity. Our company culture centers around humility, servant leadership, empathy, and innovation while we serve as a leader in the home care industry. Our people and our patient care allow us to make a difference when life matters most. We are passionate about what we do because our care matters.

Overview

We are looking for a Registered Nurse - Regional Support to join our team!

This position reports to the AVP of Operations and will function on temporary assignments in a branch where there is a vacant position, increase in census or when additional staffing is deemed necessary. The temporary assignment would typically last 13 -26 weeks.

• Provide direct patient care services to hospice patients and supportive care to the patient's family


• Manage an interdisciplinary group consisting of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants and support staff to enhance the quality of hospice care


• Case manages all assigned patient clinical records.

• Registered Nurse with current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment


• A minimum of one (1) year experience, either in oncology, long-term care, or hospice or home health. School internships and clinical hours may be considered as experience in individual cases.


• Compassionate, kind and empathetic to your patients and their families

We Offer

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health Insurance, 401k Plan, Tuition Reimbursement, PTO


• Opportunity to Participate In a Fleet Program


• Competitive Salaries


• Mileage Reimbursement


• Professional Growth and Development Opportunities

• This is a safety-sensitive position


• Employee must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits


• Where applicable, employee must meet state specific requirements


• We are proud to be an EEO employer


• We maintain a drug-free workplace

Avalon Hospice