Our Registered Nurses Rule!

Getting to Know Crossroads’ Top Field Nurses

National Nurses Month was created by the American Nurses Association along with “May 6: National Recognition Day for Nurses” back in 1982. Both were an extension of National Nurses Week, which was proclaimed by President Richard Nixon in 1974.

According to the career web site Zippia, there are more than 1.5 million hospice registered nurses in America.

Introducing Case Manager Kaylee Yanovich, RN

Case Manager Kaylee Yanovich, RN has been with Crossroads for less than two years, but she has found her place beautifully in hospice nursing where she directs patient care from “admission to discharge, following the whole journey with a family.”

Kaylee embraces the concept of keeping patients as comfortable as possible which is a welcome contrast to her previous experience as a critical care oncology nurse.

One day on Kaylee’s oncology unit in the hospital a patient was being admitted as a Crossroads patient. Kaylee and the admissions nurse had a chance to connect and talk about the rewards of hospice nursing. “I was with Crossroads the next week!” Kaylee said.

Like Melissa, she believes she has found her place in hospice nursing. “I love to help, and I jump at the opportunity to go where I’m most needed.”

Most recently, that has been with pediatric hospice patients, where she volunteered to work outside of her territory. While “it’s not for everyone,” Kaylee is excelling at supporting pediatric patients and their families through their end-of-life journeys. She knows she is playing a very special role and she rises to the occasion passionately and professionally.

Kaylee looks forward to making dinner when she gets off her shift. She loves to cook and bake and is on an ongoing quest for the perfect sourdough.