Hospice Registered Nurse

SouthernCare • Atmore, AL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

SouthernCare, part of Gentiva, is seeking a Hospice Registered Nurse / RN Case Manager to provide compassionate, individualized hospice and palliative nursing care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. The nurse serves as a primary contact, delivering and documenting skilled care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, or other places they call home. The role includes assessment, symptom management, care planning, caregiver education, emotional support, coordination with an interdisciplinary team, and timely communication with providers. The nurse also supports continuity of care, quality improvement, scheduling initiatives, and on-call patient support as applicable.

The position involves working in patients’ homes and/or institutional settings and using an automobile to travel for work. Potential exposures include infections, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta, and hazardous materials. This is a safety-sensitive position.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse education and qualification.
• 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.
• Current license to practice nursing in the state of employment.
• 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.
• Strong patient assessment, documentation, program management, oral communication, and written communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity, tact, flexibility, composure, maturity, cooperation, and effective communication with people from varied socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to support patients and families during crises and to perform varied tasks efficiently.
• Ability to operate nursing assessment tools, computers, fax machines, copiers, and a cell phone or beeper.
• Must have and maintain transportation for work.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice or palliative care experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive in-person and telephonic patient assessments and reassessments, and educate patients, families, and caregivers.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management in alignment with patients’ goals of care.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care, including visit frequency and identified risks.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members and consult with physicians and nurse practitioners.
• Educate patients 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, referrals, and transitions between home health, palliative care, hospice, and levels of care.
• Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation, including assessments, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.
• Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when needed to achieve care goals.
• Participate in on-call and patient support activities as applicable, responding in a clinically competent and timely manner.
• Provide patients and families with guidance on medication administration, hospice services and philosophy, symptom and pain management, and end-of-life processes.
• Follow infection-control, regulatory, and organizational compliance standards.
• 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 for ASN-to-BSN and BSN-to-MSN programs for full-time associates.
• Free continuing education units for full-time associates.
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance for full-time associates.
• Voluntary pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care benefits for full-time associates.

What This Job Offers

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