Temporary Hospice RN in Galax - $60/hr: M - F: 8 Weeks
Galax, Virginia
Posted Aug 31
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
- Unit
- Wound-Care
- Contract
- 8 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days · 5 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- 8 weeks · Local Contract
- On the floor
- No call
- Setting
- Hospice
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Virginia is $36/hr, across 390 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Temporary Hospice RN – 8-Week Assignment
Locations: Galax, VA
Schedule
Monday–Friday | 40 hours/week Duration: 8 weeks | Start ASAP
Mountain Valley Hospice is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for a defined, short-term hospice assignment . This role is ideal for an RN who wants meaningful work with a predictable weekday schedule—without weekends, on-call, or a long-term commitment.
Position Highlights
- $60/hour (non-benefited)
- Monday–Friday only
- No weekends. No on call.
- Mileage reimbursement at $0.70 per mile
- 8-week commitment with clear expectations
- Supportive interdisciplinary team and established workflows
What You’ll Do
- Manage a hospice caseload and provide direct patient care
- Complete comprehensive assessments and ongoing care planning
- Provide symptom management, medication administration, and wound care
- Educate patients and families on disease progression and care needs
- Collaborate with physicians, social workers, chaplains, and the hospice team
- Complete timely, accurate electronic documentation
What We’re Looking For
- Active RN license
- Hospice or home health experience preferred
- Comfortable working independently in the field
- Organized, dependable, and patient-centered
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced RN seeking short-term work with a predictable schedule.
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Requirements
- RN
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement
Place
- City
- Galax, Virginia
- Rent against this pay
- 7% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $38,675/yr
- State price level
- 1% above the national average
$743 median rent against $10,400 a month at $60/hr for 40 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Virginia index 101.1, where 100 is the national average.
Galax sits in Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands, a small mountain town famous for its annual Old Fiddlers' Convention and deep Appalachian music heritage. Outdoor lovers enjoy easy access to the Blue Ridge Parkway and New River Trail State Park. It's a quiet, close-knit community suited to nurses seeking a slower pace and scenic mountain surroundings.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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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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