Registered Nurse (RN)
Bradley, Illinois
Hospice · Palliative Medicine · End-of-life care · Home health
Posted Jun 25 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
- Hospice
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Precepting expected
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $7/hr below the median
The median for Home Health in Illinois is $43/hr, across 23 postings.
About this role
As a home care registered nurse (RN), you will ensure hospice patients are comfortable and forge compassionate, meaningful connections with the people in their lives. You will be a respected member of our team, both as a caregiver and as a hospice educator. You will help patients and their loved ones understand and embrace the palliative—rather than curative—nature of hospice and the benefits of comfort-focused end-of-life care.
Each day is different. You will spend most of your time caring for hospice patients wherever they call home, whether that means a private residence or an assisted living/skilled nursing facility. Most VITAS nurses make 4-6 visits each day.
Once a week, you'll visit the local program office to meet with an interdisciplinary team, including social workers, physicians, chaplains, and nurses, who collaborate to provide holistic support for the patients and families we serve.
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“A VITAS nurse is the end-of-life caregiver everyone deserves. In addition to having your RN license, at least two years of nursing experience, and reliable transportation, you'll approach your work with the traits that…” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN License
- RN License
- 2 years nursing experience
- Reliable transportation
- Commitment
- Compassion
- Can-do Attitude
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Employee assistance program
- Disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Place
- City
- Bradley, Illinois
- Median rent
- $1,186/mo
- Local household income
- $67,420/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
Bradley is a small village in Kankakee County, Illinois, offering a quiet, close-knit community atmosphere within easy reach of Chicago. Nurses relocating here will find affordable suburban living, local parks, and a slower pace of life, making it an appealing option for those who prefer a rural setting with convenient access to larger-city healthcare networks.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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VITAS Healthcare is a hospice care provider operating in Schertz, Texas, specializing in comfort-focused, palliative end-of-life care rather than curative treatment. Nurses in this organization provide care to hospice patients in a variety of settings, including private residences, assisted living…
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