New to Specialty, Hospice Home Care

EvergreenHealth•Kirkland, WA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

EvergreenHealth has opportunities for experienced nurses looking to transition into a Hospice Home Care setting in a new specialty of practice. Our transition program will include instructor led courses, 1:1 clinical precepting by an experienced RN and continued mentorship throughout the course of your employment. Our model is grounded in patient centered care, staffed with collaborative interdisciplinary teams and grounded in safety/reliability. EvergreenHealth Hospice is proud to provide the highest quality of life possible for our patients. Collaboration is key to the best possible patient experience and our interdisciplinary teams are adept at balancing symptom management and all the varied needs of a family anticipating the loss of a loved one. A core element of EvergreenHealth Hospice is our goal of continuous improvement in clinical quality, and we actively encourage staff participation in process improvement projects and, most importantly, allow our staff the time to provide exceptional care for our patients. As a nurse, this means a lower caseload and/or visit assignment compared to other hospice agencies in our area. Our care teams are composed of Physicians, Nurses (RN or LPN), Social Workers, Certified Nursing Assistants (Home Health Aides), Spiritual Care (Chaplains), Pharmacists, and Trained Volunteers. As an employee of EvergreenHealth we believe in helping our staff by utilizing innovative technologies like Epic, creating a flexible and customized career by offering flexible schedules and territories, and fostering retention with an average employee tenure of 7.71 years. We offer low staff to patient ratios, comprehensive training with experienced preceptors, and professional development opportunities through tuition assistance, paid CEUs, and leadership pathways. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and maintaining a culture of safety, as recognized by The Leapfrog Group with an "A" grade for patient safety.

Requirements

Graduate of a nursing program (Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required)
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington
Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire
Current Washington State Driver's license and proof of insurability

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care.
Assesses the comprehensive nursing needs of an assigned group of patients (including, but not limited to home health patients).
Coordinates the patient and family/significant other education process.
Initiates patient start of care through established admission process.
Continuously plans, implements, and evaluates patient care, incorporating patient and family/significant other into the process.
Participates with physician partners and other interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement patient and family/significant other plan of care.
Effectively communicates all relevant information (e.g., patient information, safety issues, problems with equipment, quality issues, etc.) to immediate supervisor, in timely way.
Communicates and documents changes in patient condition, on a timely basis, to team members, DPOA, and physician.
Delivers nursing care within established standards of care, hospice, hospital and unit guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Functions as a patient advocate.
Assists other staff in completion of their duties when time permits.
Recognizes situations when appropriate assistance is needed to effectively execute the nursing process.
Promotes good public relations between patient, family members, hospital, and community.
Practices within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act.