Hospice Registered Nurse

Gentiva Hospice • Stockbridge, GA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Hospice Registered Nurse provides personalized hospice and palliative care to patients facing life-limiting illnesses and supports their families with dignity, comfort, and compassion. The RN serves as a primary contact for patients and families, delivering skilled nursing care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, or other settings where they live. The role includes conducting assessments, managing symptoms, developing and updating individualized care plans, and coordinating care with an interdisciplinary team. The nurse also educates and supports patients, caregivers, and loved ones regarding medications, hospice services, end-of-life care, and symptom management, while maintaining timely and accurate clinical documentation and complying with applicable standards and regulations.

The position involves working in patients’ homes or institutional settings and using an automobile to provide care. It may involve exposure to infections, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta, and hazardous materials. The role participates in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse education.
• 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 requested employment.
• CPR certification.
• Current automobile insurance and valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families and understanding of hospice and their special needs.
• Knowledge of the roles of disciplines providing hospice services and of community resources.
• Excellent patient assessment skills and good oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of documentation and program management, general nursing practice, managed care principles, and regulatory guidelines including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACHC.
• Ability to operate nursing assessment tools, computers, facsimile equipment, copier, and cell phone or beeper.
• Must have and maintain transportation for work.
• Ability to support individuals and families facing life-and-death issues and crises, communicate with people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, and demonstrate flexibility, maturity, cooperation, and tact.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice or palliative care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and reassessments, including in-person and telephonic RN assessments or screenings, and educate patients, family members, and caregivers as appropriate.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management aligned with patients’ goals of care.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care, including visit frequency, based on individual needs and identified risks.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members, including physicians and nurse practitioners.
• Provide education about disease processes, self-care techniques, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Communicate changes in condition or signs and symptoms of decline to the appropriate provider.
• Support continuity of care by recognizing and supporting appropriate home health, palliative care, and hospice referrals and transitions in levels of care.
• Document clinical records in a timely manner, including assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.
• Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when the patient’s care plan warrants participation.
• Participate in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable, providing clinically competent and responsive on-call services.
• Serve as a primary contact for patients and families throughout the hospice journey.
• Provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support to patients and their loved ones, including education, comfort, and bereavement guidance.
• Teach caregivers how to care for their loved ones safely and confidently.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and follow infection-control, compliance, and regulatory standards.
• Support organizational quality-improvement and scheduling initiatives.
• Help patients and families understand medication administration, hospice philosophy and services, symptom and pain management, and end-of-life processes and expectations.

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