Registered Nurse Home Health and Hospice

UPMC Family Hospice and Home Health is hiring an RN for Altoona and surrounding areas.

If you are looking for a rewarding health care career where you provide Life Changing Medicine in a direct one-on-one patient care setting, a nursing career with Family Hospice and Home Health of UPMC is here to help. You will make a direct impact in our communities by supporting patients and their families on a team that collaborates with physicians, social workers, and nursing to support patient needs. Family Hospice of UPMC is seeking caring, skilled, and compassionate registered nurses (RNs) to join our team.

As a nurse for the dedicated team, you will work evening shifts.

WHY UPMC at Home Care?

We provide top-notch, one-on-one care to patients in our communities in the places they call home – whether that's a private home, assisted living or personal care facility, or long-term care facility, giving you a new experience each day. With Family Hospice of UPMC, you can :

• Provide direct one-on-one patient care.
• Receive a sign-on bonus up to $15,000.00 with a 2-year work commitment.
• Grow your career with a career ladder designed for your professional development.
• Achieve your career goals with nursing leadership opportunities.
• Make your career work for you with flexible shift options, including a dedicated weekend program with premium rates and benefits.
• Care for your total well-being with UPMC's robust benefits package – physically, financially, and emotionally – including tuition reimbursement and discounted RN-to-BSN programs.
• Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).

Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.

Responsibilities :

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances :

Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX (6) MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran