Hospice Resource RN - PM Shift (Madison Area)

Agrace • Madison, WI

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse Alt Shift provides nursing care and case management to promote patient and family satisfaction. The role covers homecare teams when needs arise, such as vacancies, FMLA leave, or high census, and delivers patient- and family-centered care consistent with Agrace’s philosophy, standards, regulations, and policies. The RN assesses and triages needs, develops and updates plans of care, provides interventions, communicates with the care team, and documents care. Resource RNs in the Madison area can expect to drive around 50 miles from home on average.

This is a part-time position at 0.7 FTE (28 hours per week), working a weekday PM shift from 4:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The schedule includes an on-call rotation of one overnight shift per month, every-other-weekend rotations, and three holiday rotations per year.

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in the state of employment.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance, with access to a reliable vehicle.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills.
• Intermediate electronic health record skills.
• Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions.

Nice To Haves

• One year of nursing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ and families’ physical, pain, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and educational needs according to the plan of care.
• Collect information from patients, families, significant others, interdisciplinary team members, and other health professionals; interpret and document assessment information.
• Report and document significant condition changes and unusual incidents to the appropriate interdisciplinary team member.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and primary care provider to create a hospice eligibility assessment.
• Respond to patient and family needs, changes in condition, and needs for acute intervention.
• Provide treatments, interventions, and pain management, evaluate their effectiveness, and adjust care as needed.
• Educate patients and families about pain and symptom management and end-of-life care; evaluate and adjust education as needed.
• Formulate, implement, and revise individualized plans of care with the interdisciplinary team, patient, and family, including goals, pain management, interventions, education, and discharge planning.
• Establish achievable outcome measures and priorities for care.
• Follow the plan of care and document interventions, outcomes, and changes in patient condition in the electronic health record.
• Delegate visits to appropriate disciplines and manage visit sets.
• Oversee the work of Certified Nursing Assistants and Licensed Practical Nurses.
• Participate in meetings to plan and evaluate patient and family services.
• Precept new staff and students.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus.
• Competitive salary with mileage reimbursement.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees hired at 28 or more hours per week (0.7 FTE or greater).
• 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: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed