Hospice Inpatient Unit RN - PM Shift (Madison IPU)

Agrace • Madison, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Unit Nurse provides patient- and family-centered nursing care consistent with Agrace’s philosophy, goals, standards, regulations, and policies. The RN assesses patients and families, follows and updates individualized plans of care, provides interventions, communicates with the interdisciplinary team, and documents care. The role includes patient and family support in an inpatient hospice setting, including pain and symptom management, education, and responses to changes in condition.

This position is located at the Agrace Inpatient Unit in Madison, Wisconsin. It is listed as part-time or full-time at 0.7 FTE (28 hours per week), working a PM shift from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekdays, with every-other-weekend and three-holiday-per-year rotations. The posting says employees hired for at least 28 hours per week are eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in the state of employment.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills.
• Intermediate electronic health records skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding patients, families, caregivers, staff, donors, and organizational intellectual property.
• Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• One year of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ and families’ physical, pain, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and educational needs in accordance with the plan of care.
• Collect information from patients, families, significant others, interdisciplinary team members, and other health care professionals.
• Identify, interpret, document, and report assessment findings, significant changes in condition, and unusual incidents to appropriate team members.
• Respond to patient and family needs, changes in condition, and needs for acute intervention.
• Provide treatments, interventions, and pain management, and evaluate their effectiveness and adjust care as needed.
• Educate patients and families about pain, symptom management, end-of-life care, and related topics; evaluate and adjust education as needed.
• Formulate, implement, and revise individualized plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, patient, and family.
• Establish achievable outcomes and care priorities, and follow the plan of care.
• Document interventions, outcomes, and changes in patient condition in the electronic health record.
• Delegate care, make referrals to appropriate disciplines and volunteers, and oversee Certified Nursing Assistants and Licensed Practical Nurses.
• Participate in staff meetings to plan and evaluate patient and family services.
• Precept new staff and students.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with free parking.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees hired for at least 28 hours per week (0.7 FTE or more).
• Retirement plans with employer matching.
• Generous paid time off and holiday paid time off.
• Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree