Registered Nurse
Detroit, Michigan
- Eligibility
- RNHospiceHome HealthGeriatricPalliative Care
Posted Jul 16
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- In range for MI PRN roles
MI PRN postings that state pay run $35/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $50/hr, across 34 postings.
About this role
Aurora Care Hospice is seeking a Hospice Nurse (RN Case Manager) to provide compassionate, comfort-focused care for patients with life-limiting illness. The role involves serving as RN Case Manager for an assigned hospice caseload, managing the plan of care from admission through end of life, performing skilled nursing visits, symptom and pain management, medication management, and hands-on comfort care. The position starts on a per diem/PRN basis with a path to full-time status and benefits eligibility as patient volume grows.
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Requirements
- RN
- Active unrestricted Michigan RN license
- Minimum of one to two years of clinical nursing experience
- Hospice, home health, or acute/ICU experience preferred
- CHPN certification is a plus but not required
- Valid driver's license
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- Reliable transportation
- Current auto insurance
- Proficiency with EMR documentation
Place
- City
- Detroit, Michigan
- Median rent
- $1,074/mo
- Local household income
- $39,938/yr
- Metro price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Detroit area index 100.3, where 100 is the national average.
Detroit's cost of living sits about 0.3% above the national average (index 100.3), so your RN salary stretches like a local's. Picture RiverWalk sunrises before morning shift, Eastern Market Saturdays, and Detroit Medical Center anchoring Midtown — a city rebuilding itself block by block in Corktown and Brush Park.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
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