Admission Nurse (RN) Hospice Home Care

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke HomeCare & Hospice

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke HomeCare & Hospice, which offers hospice, home health, and infusion services across the region, as well as serves as the home forthe Duke Caregiver Support Program. Team members work closely with a patient's physician to provide comprehensive, individualized care in the comfort of their home or at our inpatient hospice facility in Durham, NC.

Duke Nursing Highlights :

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Qualityof Life : Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

Our team is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure an excellent patient experience, every time. As a nurse with Hospice Home and Partners at Duke you will get to live out Duke's mission of caring for our patients, their loved ones, and each other in a very precious way.  While working with our Hospice department, you will have the opportunity to truly care for people at their most vulnerable state of being as well as help them and their loved ones learn to let go in peace and comfort.

Experienced Hospice Nurse needed for this current Admission Hospice Home Care position.

Eligible for $10,000 Commitment Bonus

Shifts / Hours : (5) 8 hour day shifts- 9 AM to 5 : 30 PM

Duke HomeCare and Hospice differs from other home health companies in many amazing ways. Please see a list of some of those reasons below :

JOB SUMMARY :

Performs professional nursing care for patients in a primary care setting (the home or alternate-site setting) according to nursing practices, agency policies and regulations. Provide nursing services to patients and families in accordance with the scope of the RN as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND REQUIREMENTS :

Perform Patient care primarily in the patient's residence or skilled nursing facility (>

50%)

Travel to and from patient residence

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Formal Training

Licensures, Certifications

Professional Work Experience & Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

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Essential Physical Job Functions :

Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and / or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.