Travel RN - Med/Surg - Hospice/Palliative Care

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 11, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Hospice Admission Nurse position in Wisconsin, requiring 2 years of hospice experience and Epic EMR proficiency in a field-based home hospice role.

Details

• Field-based role serving the home hospice program, with visits conducted in private homes, SNFs, and assisted living facilities
• Primary territory covers the Sheboygan/Manitowoc area, with occasional travel to Green Bay or Oshkosh
• Patient population consists of adults with diagnoses such as heart failure, cancer, and other end-of-life disease processes
• Average caseload of 2–3 patients per shift, primarily completing hospice admissions or follow-up visits
• Monday through Friday schedule; 8-hour or 12-hour shift options available (8:00 AM–4:30 PM or 8:00 AM–8:00 PM); rotating days off when working 12-hour shifts
• No weekend rotation, on-call, or holiday requirements
• EMR: Epic (required) — Epic Hyperspace and Epic Remote Client used for charting and secure chat
• No floating requirement; travel between homes/facilities is typically no more than 45 minutes

Requirements

• Active WI RN license or compact RN license currently in hand
• Current BLS certification required
• Valid driver's license, personal vehicle, and active auto insurance required
• Minimum 2 years of hospice experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• At least 1 professional reference from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN dated within the past year
• Candidate DOB and last 4 digits of SSN required for consideration
• Candidate's middle name or initial required for consideration

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include completing hospice admissions, conducting patient/family education on hospice care and end-of-life expectations, symptom management (pain, dyspnea), coordinating orders with physicians, and communicating with liaisons and case managers
• May perform clinical interventions on initial visits as needed
• Support available from a supervisor/manager via phone and chat, a liaison team, and hospice medical directors
• Orientation includes general new employee orientation (NEO) and 40 hours of unit orientation with a staff member
• Laptop and phone provided for use in the field
• Dress code is business casual or professional scrubs
• Former employees of Advocate Health or any of its subsidiaries must have been separated for at least 12 months before being eligible
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted