Travel Nurse RN - Hospice - $2,055 per week in Kansas City, MO

Manage or support a home hospice patient caseload of approximately 14-16 end-of-life patients, conducting visits 1-2 times per week (approximately 1 hour per visit). Provide compassionate care to patients with a prognosis of 6 months or less, including those with diagnoses such as Heart Failure, Heart Disease, COPD, Cancer, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's.

TravelNurseSource is working with Malone Healthcare to find a qualified Hospice RN in Kansas City, Missouri, 64101!

Job ID: 891745

Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,055.93

Job Title

Registered Nurse - Hospice (Home Health)
Location

Kansas City, MO | Home Health / Hospice
Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Days | Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM (flexible start/end times) | 5×8-Hour Shifts | On-call required (1 night shift on-call every other week)
Key Responsibilities

• Manage or support a home hospice patient caseload of approximately 14-16 end-of-life patients, conducting visits 1-2 times per week (approximately 1 hour per visit)
• Assist other case managers with routine visits to help offload caseload as needed
• Provide compassionate care to patients with a prognosis of 6 months or less, including those with diagnoses such as Heart Failure, Heart Disease, COPD, Cancer, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's
• Serve patients across a metro hospice area that may include both Missouri and Kansas counties (MO: Jackson, parts of Clay and Cass; KS: Johnson and Wyandotte)
• Participate in on-call rotation (1 night shift on-call every other week)
• Document patient care using EPIC; maintain reliable personal transportation for home visits

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Missouri; dual licensure in both Missouri and Kansas strongly preferred
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Home Health or Hospice nursing; first-time travelers accepted
• No pending licenses accepted - active licensure required at time of submission
• Reliable personal transportation required for home visits
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible - local candidates are not accepted

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Dual licensure in both Kansas and Missouri (or compact license) strongly preferred due to bi-state patient caseload
• Experience managing a hospice caseload independently
• Familiarity with EPIC electronic health records system
• Experience caring for patients with cardiac, pulmonary, oncologic, or neurodegenerative diagnoses in an end-of-life setting

Why Join Us

• Meaningful, patient-centered work supporting individuals and families through end-of-life care in the comfort of home
• Flexible scheduling within a Monday-Friday daytime structure with an expected average daily census of 60 patients across the service area