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Shift: Nights, 5x7.5hrs
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Hours: 37.5 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 14, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 2
American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Home Hospice position requiring two years of hospice nursing experience and a valid NJ driver's license for travel between patient locations.
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Home hospice and palliative care setting covering Morris & Sussex Counties
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PM shift from 4:00pm to 8:00am, 3 shifts per week, 37.5 hours weekly
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Weekend rotation required every 3 weeks with comp days provided
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One summer or winter holiday coverage required
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Floating as needed to sister facility
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No on-call responsibilities
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Uses Epic for charting
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Active NJ RN license (Standard or Compact) required
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Valid NJ driver's license required
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BLS certification required
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Minimum 2 years of RN experience in a home hospice environment required
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Associate's (ASN) degree or diploma with NJ RN license required
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Prior EMR charting experience required
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Excellent critical thinking and communication skills required
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Perform comprehensive patient assessments to determine hospice appropriateness, learning needs, and progress toward goals
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Develop and revise individualized plans of care for patients and families
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Complete admission assessments and data transfers within 24 hours, along with twice-daily laptop data transfers
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Provide age-appropriate patient and family education and document teaching tools used
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Manage caseload including HHA supervision, medication reconciliation, and safe medication management
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Participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings every 2 weeks and communicate patient progress
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Attend monthly staff meetings and participate in performance improvement (PI) activities
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Provide orientation and mentorship to new employees
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Maintain a safe environment through infection control practices
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Local candidates accepted
