Sign upLog in
See more jobs

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

Malone Healthcare

  • Kansas City, MO
  • 2 days ago
  • $2,055

Highlights

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.

Numbers & Facts

LocationKansas City, MO
Salary$2,055

Description

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


Similar Jobs