At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

Job Description:

Registered Nurse After-Hours On-Call - Hospice

Branch: Topeka, KS | Full Time | Schedule 7 On 7 Off overnights 5pm - 8am

Be the Compassionate Care Patients Deserve

At Elara Caring, we understand the importance of care during life’s most vulnerable moments. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, personalized hospice care to over 60,000 patients daily, wherever they call home. As a Registered Nurse After-Hours On-Call for Hospice, you’ll provide compassionate support and expert care to patients and their families during critical times. This is your opportunity to make a profound impact while enjoying autonomy and flexibility in your role.

Why Choose Elara Caring?

• Flexible Scheduling: Manage after-hours hospice calls with the support of a dedicated and collaborative team.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Family and pet bereavement leave
  • Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees
  • Pet insurance
• Supportive Environment: Join a team that values your expertise and provides resources for professional growth.
• 1:1 Patient Care: Deliver highly personalized hospice care focused on comfort and dignity.

Your Role as an After-Hours On-Call Hospice RN

• Patient Assessment: Evaluate the physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of hospice patients during after-hours situations.
• Care Plan Implementation: Execute individualized care plans, providing interventions that align with hospice philosophy and physician orders.
• Symptom Management: Address pain and symptom concerns promptly to ensure patient comfort.
• Effective Communication: Communicate significant changes in patient conditions to the interdisciplinary team, physicians, and caregivers.
• Family Support: Provide empathetic support and education to patients’ families, helping them navigate end-of-life care.
• Critical Thinking: Recognize and respond to deviations from expected conditions, ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients.
• Collaboration: Partner with the interdisciplinary hospice team to ensure seamless, compassionate care during after-hours coverage.

What You’ll Need

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year in a clinical care setting (Hospice or Home Health experience strongly preferred).
• Licensure: Current state RN license.
• Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills with a focus on compassion and professionalism.
• Travel: Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and the ability to travel within the coverage area (approximately 50%).

Join the Elara Caring Hospice Team

If you’re passionate about providing exceptional hospice care and are seeking a meaningful career, we’d love to have you on our team. Apply today to be part of a supportive and compassionate organization dedicated to making every moment matter for patients and their families.

Together, we deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

You will report to the Hospice Clinical Manager.

Elara Caring is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive workplace for all team members.

We value the unique skills of veterans and military spouses. We encourage applications from military veterans and their families.

Elara Caring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age (40 and older), national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.  

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