Hospice RN - Weekend Option - Evelyn's House

BJC HealthCare•Creve Coeur, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

BJC Home Care provides a broad range of home care services to patients and families in Missouri and Illinois. Evelyn’s House is part of BJC Hospice and provides care for terminally ill adult and pediatric patients and their families, addressing physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual needs. Its multidisciplinary team provides pain and symptom management, counseling, bereavement services, and alternative therapies. The Hospice RN evaluates clients and provides nursing services requiring specialized skill, preventive and rehabilitative procedures, and instruction in self-care. When serving as case manager, the nurse coordinates all aspects of the patient’s care. This full-time weekend-option role is based at Evelyn’s House and covers Saturday and Sunday, plus a rotating third day during the week. The stated schedule is 36 hours, day shift from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Requirements

Nursing diploma or associate degree in nursing.
Valid driver's license.
Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Prior hospice experience supporting patients and families is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or home health.
2–5 years of experience.
Prior experience supporting patients and families in a hospice setting.

Responsibilities

Assess patient preferences and barriers to participation in care, including values and emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
Develop, implement, and document individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver.
Plan proactively and communicate the plan of care across the continuum of care.
Promote respect, equity, and empathy with diverse and vulnerable populations, including support for patient and family preferences.
Use collaborative problem solving, service recovery, and advocacy to support patient- and family-centered continuity of care.
Implement care by integrating information from the interprofessional team and applying critical thinking safely and promptly.
Evaluate changes in the patient’s condition, inform and collaborate with family or caregivers, and communicate changes in the plan of care to the interprofessional team.
Update the plan of care in the electronic medical record and evaluate nursing care for evidence-based practice and quality outcomes.
When assigned as case manager, coordinate all aspects of the patient’s care.
Maintain constant alertness and work safely in this safety-sensitive position.