Wellspring Nurse Source is seeking a travel nurse RN Hospice for a travel nursing job in Charleston, South Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Hospice
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 02/03/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title: Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)**\nJob Summary:\n

A Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) provides compassionate, patient-centered care to patients with terminal illnesses and their families, focusing on improving quality of life, managing symptoms, and providing emotional and spiritual support. The Hospice RN works in a multidisciplinary team to ensure comfort, dignity, and support during the end-of-life journey.

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• Provide skilled nursing care to patients with terminal illnesses, focusing on pain management, symptom control, and emotional support.
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• Develop individualized care plans to address physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs, ensuring patient comfort and dignity.
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• Administer medications, including pain relief, symptom management, and hospice-related treatments.
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• Educate patients and families about hospice care, prognosis, treatment options, and emotional support.
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• Collaborate with physicians, social workers, chaplains, counselors, and other healthcare professionals to provide holistic care.
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• Monitor and assess patients for changes in health status, adjusting care plans as necessary.
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• Provide emotional, spiritual, and psychological support to patients and their families, including end-of-life counseling.
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• Offer bereavement support to families after the patient’s death.
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• Ensure patients and families understand their options for care, including advance directives, palliative care, and end-of-life planning.
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• Document patient care accurately, including symptoms, treatments, and progress, in compliance with hospice care standards.
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• Provide education and support to caregivers and family members on caring for the patient in the home setting.
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• Promote infection control, safety, and dignity in end-of-life care settings.
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• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) accepted.
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• Licensure:\n
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  • Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
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• Certification:\n
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  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
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  • Hospice and Palliative Care Certification (CHPN) preferred.
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• Experience: Previous experience in hospice care, palliative care, or related healthcare settings
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Wellspring Nurse Source Job ID #30160591. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:Hospice,07:00:00-15:00:00