On-Call RN (Every Other Weekend) - Hospice - Minneapolis/St Paul Metro Area - Guaranteed Pay!

Schedule: Part Time – 16 hours/pay period (guaranteed pay for 16 hours/pay period) – Friday 4:30 p.m. to Monday 8:00 a.m. (Every other weekend)

Join Vivie and help us create meaningful impact! As an RN in hospice care, you’ll provide compassionate end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families with expertise and empathy. We’re looking for a licensed RN with qualifications such as experience in hospice or palliative care, emotional resilience, and excellent communication skills.

At Vivie, we value our people and offer a competitive pay range of $32.50-$42.00 per hour based on qualifications, experience, and location.

Let’s grow together—apply now and discover the difference you can make at Vivie!

Vivie is an equal opportunity employer.

Scope:

• Responsible for providing support to patients, families, and caregivers by triaging calls and making visits to meet patient needs.
• Plan, coordinate, provide and document care for terminally ill patients from day of admission through day of discharge.
• Utilizing physicians' orders and professional skills, develop and implement a hospice plan that meets each patient's specific needs and is in compliance with federal and state regulations, reimbursement guidelines as well as the organization's policies and procedures.
• The foundation of hospice nursing is a complete skilled assessment, communicating with care team and patient/family, along with following the plan of care to meet the needs of the patient and the family during the terminal process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Nursing Care for Hospice Clients - Able to perform all visit types and functions, including but not limited to admissions, routine/PRN visits, discharges and deaths.
  • Performs accurate and comprehensive assessments completed at the time of the visit, with documentation completed in the home.
  • Assist the patient and family in creating an individualized plan of care to best meet their individual goals.
  • Perform all patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the patient/family's age, and cultural/spiritual practices.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of comfort medications, and hospice standing orders and their administration indication.
  • Utilize appropriate pain and symptom management techniques.
  • Provide clinical education and ongoing support to the patient and family/caregiver.
  • Actively participates in the bereavement plan for all families.
  • Knowledgeable of current federal, state, and organization regulations concerning patient care.
• Active Member of the IDG - Communicate and collaborate on a continuous basis with all applicable members of the patients care team. Refer patients needs appropriately to ancillary services available.
• Accountability/Leadership - Practices accountability to daily work tasks, expectations and team norms. Identifies what needs to be done and proactively takes action to accomplish objectives and achieve company goals and priorities. Creates a positive culture and working environment within the organization. Inspires, motivates, encourages and guides others toward goal accomplishment. Demonstrates and fosters a sense of team spirit, pride, trust, and commitment.
• Other Duties as Assigned - The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Education and Experience Required:

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Minnesota. Must obtain CPR certification within 6 months from date of hire.
• Must have a car with required insurance coverage and a state driver's license to travel to clients' residences.
• Must have adequate computer skills.
• Must complete and pass a state required background study.
• Able to communicate verbally and in writing to the extent required by the position.
• Able to physically perform the duties required by the position.
• Required to have the ability to read, write and speak English well enough to communicate with staff, clients and visitors.

Reports To: Regional Clinical Manager