What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse PRN position at Ambercare?
Ambercare Hospice is seeking a compassionate and dedicated PRN Registered Nurse to join our newly restructured team in Las Cruces, NM. Under new leadership, we are proud to cultivate a culture rooted in compassion, trust, flexibility, and transparency. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a positive transformation—where team members support and uplift one another in order to provide the highest quality care to patients and their families during life’s most critical moments.
Ambercare is a leader in home health and hospice care throughout New Mexico, with over 20 years of trusted service. As part of the Addus HomeCare family, we serve thousands of patients across the region—combining heart, professionalism, and the highest standards of care.
Why Choose a Career with Ambercare Hospice?
Employee wellbeing is top priority at Addus Homecare, and we're thrilled to announce our recognition as the top healthcare company on Indeed's 2024 Top 100 Work Wellbeing Index. View the full rankings here: https://www.indeed.com/employers/work-wellbeing/work-wellbeing-100-ranking.
Ambercare is a leader in home health and hospice care throughout New Mexico, with over 20 years of trusted service. As part of the Addus HomeCare family, we serve thousands of patients across the region—combining heart, professionalism, and the highest standards of care.
Why Choose a Career with Ambercare Hospice?
- Flexibility scheduling
- Competitive pay PLUS mileage.
- Meaningful work supporting patients and families in their time of greatest need
- Career Growth: 80% of our nurse leaders started in field roles—we promote from within.
- Manageable Caseloads: We believe in quality over quantity—our average patient load is kept reasonable so you can focus on what matters most: care.
- Employee Referral Program: Earn extra by referring great people to join the team
- Exclusive Employee Discounts: Access savings on travel, shopping, entertainment, and more through our perks program
- Assist with the responsibility for patient and family caseload, including the assessment, determine eligibility, admission processing, planning, implementation and evaluation phases of the nursing process
- Obtain data and assess necessary information from patient physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors that may impact patient and family's needs and initiate intervention by other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Initiate communication with the attending physician, interdisciplinary team and other agencies for the purpose of coordinating optimal care
- Provide visits to re-assess the patient's needs and update the plan of care
- Perform therapeutic, preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures as directed by the attending physician
- Perform clinical pronouncement of death and provide support to family
- Maintain accurate patient records, charts, progress notes, reports and prepare care plans timely
- Graduate from an accredited registered nursing program
- Licensed as a registered nurse in the state of practice
- Maintains a current CPR certification.
- Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with patients, family members, visitors, agency personnel, and general public
- Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance is required
Employee wellbeing is top priority at Addus Homecare, and we're thrilled to announce our recognition as the top healthcare company on Indeed's 2024 Top 100 Work Wellbeing Index. View the full rankings here: https://www.indeed.com/employers/work-wellbeing/work-wellbeing-100-ranking.