Hospice Resource RN

Allina Health

3d • $43 - $59

About The Position

The Hospice Resource RN with Allina Hospice provides clinical expertise and support to patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams by assisting with symptom management and care coordination. The RN serves as a clinical resource for staff for urgent and planned coverage needs, supporting consistent, high-quality hospice care across settings. The role requires travel throughout the hospice territory to meet patient and program needs.

This is a 1.0 FTE position, scheduled for 80 hours per two-week pay period on an 8-hour day shift, with an every-fourth-weekend rotation and occasional on-call duties. It is a union-represented position, although no collective bargaining agreement is yet in effect.

The RN assesses patient and family needs, establishes and supervises plans of care, and adjusts plans as needed. Care planning incorporates evidence-based nursing practice, applicable statutes and regulations, patient and family collaboration, appropriate outcomes, and continuity of care. The role also coordinates, collaborates, and delegates to support safe and effective care, maintains education and competencies, and fulfills organizational requirements. Charge Nurse and Preceptor duties apply only when acting in those roles; other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree.
• At least 2 years of RN experience.
• Licensed Registered Nurse credential: Minnesota Board of Nursing license if working in Minnesota, or Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services license if working in Wisconsin, required upon hire.
• Meet at least one BLS requirement: current American Heart Association BLS certification, current American Red Cross BLS certification, or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• Valid driver's license required upon hire. Minnesota and Wisconsin residents must obtain a valid license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment. The driver's-license requirement does not apply to those working at Wedum Residential Hospice.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• Case Management experience.
• Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing (CHPN) certification.
• Nursing Case Management Certification (CMGT-BC).

Responsibilities

• Comprehensively assess patient and family needs, identify outcomes, establish plans of care, supervise progress, and modify plans as needed.
• Maintain education and competencies to provide high-quality patient care.
• Incorporate evidence-based nursing practice and applicable statutes, rules, and regulations when developing plans of care.
• Collaborate with patients and families to establish realistic, measurable expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, capabilities, goals, resources, and continuity-of-care plans.
• Identify outcomes that are age-appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable.
• Coordinate, collaborate, and delegate appropriately to ensure safe and effective care.
• Fulfill organizational requirements.
• When acting as Charge Nurse, coordinate, delegate, and direct unit operations and collaborate with unit staff, leadership, and other disciplines.
• When acting as Preceptor, identify the orientee’s learning needs, plan learning experiences, and validate clinical competence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Provide clinical expertise and support for patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams, including symptom management and care coordination.
• Serve as a clinical resource for urgent and planned staff coverage needs.
• Travel throughout the hospice territory to meet patient and program needs.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, resources, and personal coaching.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree