Hospice Registered Nurse

Gentiva Hospice • Ferry Pass, FL

3h • Onsite

About The Position

The Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) / RN Case Manager provides personalized hospice and palliative nursing care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and supports their families. The RN is a primary point of contact, delivering and documenting skilled care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, or other settings where they receive care. The role includes comprehensive assessments, individualized care planning, symptom management, caregiver education, emotional and spiritual support, and coordination with an interdisciplinary team.

The RN helps patients and families understand medication administration, hospice services and philosophy, symptom and pain management, and end-of-life processes. The position also supports continuity of care, referrals and transitions between levels of care, on-call services as applicable, and organizational quality, scheduling, infection-control, regulatory, and documentation standards. Work takes place in patients’ homes and/or institutional settings and in an automobile; potential exposures include infections, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta, and hazardous materials.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse education and current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment.
• At least one year of RN experience in acute-care hospital, oncology, long-term care, hospice, or home health; school internships and clinical hours may be considered in individual cases.
• CPR certification.
• Current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families, hospice, hospice disciplines, community resources, general nursing practice, and managed-care principles and regulatory guidelines, including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACHC.
• Excellent patient assessment skills and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to document and manage programs and to apply knowledge of the special needs of hospice patients and families.
• Sensitivity and tact when supporting people facing terminal illness, death, and crisis; flexibility to perform varied tasks without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and to work maturely, cooperatively, and flexibly with coworkers and hospice team members.
• Ability to operate nursing assessment tools, computers, facsimile equipment, copier, and cell phone or beeper.
• Must have and maintain transportation for work.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice or palliative care experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and reassessments, including in-person and telephone RN assessments or screenings, and provide appropriate education.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management in alignment with patient goals of care.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care, including visit frequency and identification of patient needs and risks.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members, including physicians and nurse practitioners.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Communicate changes in condition and signs or symptoms of decline to the appropriate provider.
• Support continuity of care by recognizing and supporting appropriate home health, palliative, and hospice referrals and transitions in levels of care.
• Maintain timely, accurate clinical records, including assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.
• Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when the care plan warrants participation.
• Participate in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable, providing clinically competent and responsive service.
• Guide patients and families through their hospice journey and provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support, including bereavement guidance.
• Teach caregivers safe and confident caregiving practices.
• Follow infection-control, compliance, and regulatory standards and support quality-improvement and scheduling initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• National and local recognition programs.
• Teammate Assistance Fund.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time associates.
• Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program for full-time associates.
• Generous paid time off and seven paid holidays for full-time associates.
• Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care, for full-time associates.
• Education support and tuition assistance (ASN to BSN and BSN to MSN) for full-time associates.
• Free continuing education units (CEUs) for full-time associates.
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance for full-time associates.
• Voluntary benefits, including pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care coverage.

What This Job Offers

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