About this role
Department Description: The Community Hospice team delivers care to patients in the community, providing a wide range of skilled nursing care and support. We are an interdisciplinary team all collaborating together to support patients to remain in the setting of their choice, their home. The RN will provide a full range of skilled nursing care to patients in a home care setting with a focus on patient education and palliative care to meet the physical and emotional needs of patients, while educating and providing support to families.
Schedule> Every Sat/Sun/Mon from 7am to 7pm
Minimum Requirements
- Associate's degree in nursing or higher.
- Minimum of three years of experience as a Community Hospice Nurse or minimum of four years of experience in home health nursing.
- Certification in hospice and palliative care preferred.
On-call: Not Required.
Incentives: $10,000 Sign On Bonus for external applicants, additional terms and conditions apply. Benefit eligible.
Links: Home Health Care is a Journey, Join Us! – Hear why our team stays and thrives in this unique, supportive community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojh884USnWU
Enjoy Autonomy and Flexibility – Meet some of our team members and hear about a day in the life of a home health nurse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pojgl0hCwI
Flexibility to Discover Vermont’s Beauty with HHH – Learn more about balancing work and Vermont’s beauty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0A5k174Etw
The Human Connection at HHH – Explore the deep relationships we build through ongoing care. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jjmQ-77NXw
Supportive, Caring Team at HHH – Learn how we feel supported by our colleagues and coworkers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVXMTSbFBDo Enjoy VT Life with HHH – Discover the lifestyle Vermont offers and how we enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB9IJYke2ZE
Uplifted and Supported Together at HHH – See how collaboration makes all the difference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NSALfH7wRU
Other facts
About University of Vermont Health Network
Working together to better serve our communities makes us stronger, focused on collaboration instead of competition. As a team, The University of Vermont Health Network improves the lives of our patients by delivering outstanding care cost-effectively, as close to patients' homes as possible.
Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care are the heart and science of medicine.
The University of Vermont Health Network cares for communities on both sides of Lake Champlain, from the Adirondacks to the Green Mountains and beyond. Members include:
The University of Vermont Medical Center, formerly known as Fletcher Allen Health Care, and affiliated with the University of Vermont Colleges of Medicine and Nursing and Health Sciences
Alice Hyde Medical Center
Central Vermont Medical Center
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Our network was created in October 2011 when Fletcher Allen in Burlington, Vermont, and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, signed an affiliation agreement. In January 2013, New York partners Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh and Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown joined the affiliation. In 2016, Alice Hyde Medical Center joined. The network was originally called Fletcher Allen Partners.
What you'll do
- The RN will provide a full range of skilled nursing care to patients in a home care setting. The focus will be on patient education and palliative care to meet the physical and emotional needs of patients and their families.
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