RN-Palliative Care

Are you a highly skilled and compassionate RN looking for a rewarding career in palliative care at home? If so, we invite you to join the team with Contessa, an Amedisys company. Amedisys is one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S.

Attractive pay

• $40-$43/hour

Enjoy great perks and benefits

• 100% coverage for all in-network preventative medical and dental visits.
• Up to $2,760 in annual employer contributions to your HSA.
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability coverage, at no cost to you.
• Employer paid life insurance and AD&D coverage.
• Accidental and critical illness plans available.
• 401k with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Mental health support, including counseling sessions through the Employee Assistance program.
• Commuter benefits.
• And more.

• Performs visits for an assigned caseload of patients and families in their homes to complete guided assessments, support medication management, address complex symptoms and coordinate care.

• Engages patients and caregivers in discussions about their goals of care, reviews advance directives and collaboratively develops treatment plans based on goals.
• Monitors care plans in conjunction with the rest of the clinical care team.
• Evaluates medical needs for an assigned caseload of patients and provides them complex skilled care.
• Communicates plan of care to primary physicians and other consulting clinicians.
• Educates patient/family on trajectory of illness, use of medications and assesses disease understanding.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Associates degree in nursing.

• Licensed as an RN, specific to the state(s) you are assigned to work.

• Two years of experience managing patients with medically complex and chronic illness.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.

• Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN), BCLS, and/or ACLS certification.
• Homecare, hospice or palliative experience.
• Chronic illness management experience and/or advanced care planning skills.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.