Hospice Field Weekend Nurse (RN)

Choice Rehab • Greenwood Village, CO

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About The Position

The Hospice Field Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals with life-limiting illnesses in their homes or other care settings. The role manages and coordinates comprehensive nursing care plans addressing patients’ physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs, supporting comfort, dignity, quality of life, and their families. The RN collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, social workers, and chaplains, and makes independent clinical decisions in dynamic environments. This is a full-time weekend field nurse position.

Requirements

• Current RN license.
• CPR certification.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Valid auto insurance.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of hospice RN experience preferred.
• HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of how the terminal disease affects patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
• Apply hospice admission and recertification criteria to establish appropriate levels of care and determine patient eligibility.
• Develop, implement, and document plans of care, recommending revisions as necessary to ensure quality and continuity of care.
• Consult with and educate patients and families about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Prioritize needs with members of the interdisciplinary group (IDG).
• Provide training to other staff as needed.
• Determine the scope and frequency of services based on patient acuity and patient and family needs.
• Assess caregivers’ ability to meet patients’ immediate needs upon admission and throughout care.
• Provide clinical direction to Hospice Aides and LPNs/LVNs to ensure quality and continuity of services.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes demonstrating progress toward established goals.
• Maintain continuity of quality patient care with appropriate documentation.
• Inform physicians and other personnel of changes in patients’ needs and intervention outcomes, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
• Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients and families as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k): eligible after 3 months of service; immediately 100% vested; employer contributes 100% of the first 3% contributed each pay period.
• Health Savings Account.
• Life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Company vehicle may be available after 90 days of full-time employment, subject to fleet team terms and conditions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed