Hospice Admissions Nurse (RN)
Batavia, Illinois
Posted Aug 24
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days · 5 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- Every weekend
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Hospice
- Accepts
- RN
More role details
- Experience
- 1-3 years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Illinois is $35/hr, across 937 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
- Job title: Admission Nurse (RN)
- Job type: Full time
- Hours: Sunday- Thursday 10 AM - 6 PM
- Location: Batavia, Aurora, Saint Charles, IL. and surrounding area
Read the full posting
Unity Hospice is a family owned and operated hospice. We are looking for an outstanding admission nurse (RN) to join our team. Our promise to our patients is “We personalize our care and treat you like family”. We are dedicated to making our patients final days, weeks and months as comfortable as possible.
The promise to treat everyone like family also flows through the daily work environment, where all employees are part of the Unity family. We offer a workplace that employees are proud to be a part of. Unity Hospice was voted a Chicago Tribune “Top Workplace” by our employees for 11 years!
We are looking for exceptional people to join our exceptional team. People who want to make a difference in the community and in the lives of others. The end of life can be accompanied by feelings of loss and isolation, and the Unity Hospice team is dedicated to ensuring that the transition is filled with dignity, comfort and peace. We are dedicated to doing this not only for our patients, but for their families and loved ones as well.
The success of our company is dependent upon teamwork. Our specially trained team includes doctors, nurses (NP, LPN and RN), social workers, certified nursing assistants, spiritual counselors, therapists and volunteers, just to name a few. The one thing we are missing is YOU – please join us!
Duties
What you will do
- Primary duty: Conduct initial assessments and evaluation of new patients; admit them to the hospice program when appropriate
- Provide skilled nursing care
- Provide case management services
- Travel to patients wherever they reside: Home, nursing facility etc.
- Participate in an on-call schedule
Requirements
What you need to have
- Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Driver’s license, insurance and vehicle
- 1-2 years of nursing experience (preferred)
- Utmost compassion and integrity
Benefits
What you will get
- Supportive and welcoming work environment
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance plans
- Matching 401k retirement plan
- 3 weeks PTO (paid time off)
- 7 paid holidays
- Reimbursed mileage
- Company phone or stipend towards yours
- EAP (employee assistance program)
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Back-to-School program
- Shining Star program
Work Remotely
- No
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $78,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience
- Hospice: 2 years (Preferred)
License/
Certification
- Driver's License (Required)
- RN License (Required)
Work Location: On the road
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Requirements
- RN
- Driver's License
- Teamwork
- Skilled nursing facility
- RN License
- Hospice experience
- Initial assessment (medical evaluation)
- Nursing home
- Paid holidays
- In-home healthcare experience
Place
- City
- Batavia, Illinois
- Rent against this pay
- 20% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $120,056/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
- Address
- Batavia, IL, USA
$1,347 median rent against $6,587 a month at $38/hr for 40 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
Batavia sits along the Fox River about 40 miles west of Chicago, offering a quieter suburban pace with historic small-town charm. Once known as 'The Windmill City,' it blends riverside scenery with easy access to the western suburbs' healthcare corridor.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
Unity Hospice is a family-owned and operated hospice and palliative care organization founded in 1992. With over 30 years of service, the organization has cared for more than 30,000 families navigating end-of-life journeys. Unlike many hospice agencies that are part…
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Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.
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