Hospice Nurse RN - Waterloo, IA

CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC • Waterloo, IA

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About The Position

Cedar Valley Hospice is the premier hospice agency serving 15 counties with offices in Waterloo, Grundy Center, Independence, and Waverly. At Cedar Valley Hospice you will work with the best clinicians, nurses, and management team, learning highly regarded practices to achieve optimum outcomes for our patients and their families. As a not-for-profit hospice, we believe “compassionate care” is not just a phrase spoken, but rather a way of living and working every day to help support patients and their families. Our mission exemplifies the organizations focus on providing the best care possible for patients at home or wherever they reside. We are currently seeking a highly qualified and compassionate Hospice Nurse (RN) to join our well-respected Waterloo office team. Job Overview Title: Hospice Nurse (RN) Location: Waterloo office (may be assigned to help at any CVH location as needed) Job Schedule: Full Time (1.0 FTE) Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm, 40 hours per week Cedar Valley Hospice offers flexible work arrangements to work around the needs of your family! Four 10-hour days and adjusted work hours are available. (Flexible work arrangements available after 90 day probation period.) This position requires an average of 1-2 weekends per year and 1-2 weeknights per month of on-call coverage. A holiday on call rotation is also required.

Requirements

• Current Iowa state RN license.
• Positive attitude and team player.
• Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills with the ability to learn work-related software and have basic typing skills.
• Current Iowa driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and car insurance.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
• 2 years of recent experience as a nurse in a related field.
• 1 year of experience in hospice or home care nursing.
• Experience working in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing assessment of the physical, emotional, and mental statuses of patients/families.
• Provide direct nursing care in compliance with physician’s orders to assigned patients/families.
• Monitor patients for changes in condition and updates medication list and plan of care to reflect changes.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and participate in developing and updating the patients’ plans of care.

Benefits

• Cedar Valley Hospice provides an excellent benefit package including: a family friendly work environment, generous paid time off, and quality benefit options including a 401k plan.
• Cedar Valley Hospice offers up to $2,500 of relocation reimbursement for those moving 60 miles or more.
• Public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level