On-Call RN or LPN, PRN, As Needed

VISITING NURSE dba Stillwater Hospice•Fort Wayne, IN

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About The Position

On-Call RN or LPN, PRN, As Needed Join our team at Stillwater Hospice! At Stillwater Hospice, we foster and support growth, teamwork, and a healthy work-life balance among all staff. We offer competitive wages and benefits in our team-forward, positive care environment. We look forward to talking to you today about joining our team! In this role, you will care for patients in all 13 of our service counties. You will work As Needed, On Call This position might require holiday and weekend shifts. Hospice Experience Is preferred. This is an as-needed (PRN) Non-Benefited position. We pride ourselves on promoting an Excellent Work/Life Balance and Excellent Employee Benefits. 403b Retirement Plan for all employees with no cost access to a Financial Advisor and a strong Company Match for full-time employees. Shift Incentive Pay, Performance Incentives, & Mileage Reimbursement. Company-provided Uniform allowance. A Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for Employees & Family household members. New hire referral finder's Bonus. Free employee access to the services and programs at the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center. A newly remodeled, modern Inpatient Unit. Newly built Staff Respite Room in the Hospice Home IPU. Multiple employee engagement events are held annually: Wellness/Health Events, Quarterly Employee Benefit Fairs, Organization picnics, and Organization holiday events. A strong commitment to promoting and advancing employees from within the organization. The campus is connected to the Fort Wayne Trails system. Discounts at the YMCA (multiple included, not just Allen County). Stillwater Hospice has been caring for the seriously ill of Northeast Indiana since 1888, and our goal is to foster the optimal quality of life through medical, spiritual, and emotional support for patients and their loved ones. We provide high-quality, patient-focused, and compassionate care that helps terminally ill patients and their families live as fully as possible. Providing hospice care allows patients and their families to have meaningful moments together.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Must have a current RN license to practice in Indiana.
Must hold current CPR Certification or obtain it within the orientation period.
Must be able to provide those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
Must be able to safely perform the job's essential functions without posing a direct threat to the health and/or safety of him/her or others in the workplace.
Must be comfortable working with hospice patients, emphasizing palliative care.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Strong assessment skills.
Must have an Indiana motor vehicle operator’s license and have access to an automobile.
with current automobile insurance coverage.
Must be able to drive independently to all patient/family homes.
Assist with in-servicing the community on the hospice philosophy as needed/requested.
Must have visual and hearing ability to comprehend written and verbal communication.
Must engage in clear, concise verbal/non-verbal communication.
Must be willing to accept assignments without regard to location, socioeconomic environment, disease, or ethnic origin.
Must exhibit dependability in areas such as attendance, tardiness, and timely performance of duties.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
Infusion skills preferred.
Prefer one (1) year of recent hospital or home health care experience.
Hospice Experience Is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provision of nursing care while on call for patients by assessing needs, making appropriate revisions, and evaluating care outcomes.
Must be capable of functioning independently in the patient’s setting.
Ability to recognize the needs and emergencies of hospice and palliative care patients and provide appropriate interventions.
Implements Agency policies in all work-related situations; orientation of pt/family to hospice benefit services, including:
Identifying the role of team members.
Documents findings accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic medical record and on appropriate forms according to Agency procedures.
Makes the initial assessment evaluation visit and identifies patient health problems by assessing environmental, psychosocial, spiritual, physiological, and health behavior systems.
Ensures proper initiation of the interdisciplinary plan-of-care, coordinating revisions, and evaluating outcomes.
Delivers nursing care to patients, which includes teaching, providing direct care, case management, referral, advocacy, monitoring pain and symptom management, and initiating appropriate interventions.
Supervises clinically the care delegated to LPNs, Home Health Aides, and CNAs and documents same, as needed.
Instructs LPNs, Home Health Aides, and CNAs on specific patient care procedures within approved policies.
Anticipates problems related to the impending death of the patient beginning at the time of admission and pursues problem resolution, including bereavement follow-up for family members.
Plans and effects patient discharge plans in conjunction with patient/family, nurse, physician, and Agency goals.
Attends and participates in patient care conferences or team meetings as appropriate.
Remains flexible for patient coverage and accepts responsibility under adverse conditions, such as weather-related crises.
Follows orders from the patient’s physician and informs physician and other personnel of changes in the patient’s condition and needs.
Coordinates care and services with other health care providers.
Recommends utilization of additional Agency services and other community services, as appropriate.
Works in a cooperative relationship with other Agency personnel.
Maintains a therapeutic relationship with patients/families.
This includes confidentiality of personal matters, patients', coworkers', and the Agency's business.
Seeks appropriate clinical supervision.
Assumes responsibility for continued professional growth and development.
Seeks educational opportunities to improve clinical practice and participates in in-service programs.
Adheres to all Stillwater Hospice policies.
Adheres to Stillwater Hospice’s dress code policy.
Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Adheres to Stillwater Hospice privacy practices described in the Notice of Privacy Practices.
Participates in quality improvement activities and/or other agency committees or task forces when requested.

Benefits

403b Retirement Plan for all employees with no cost access to a Financial Advisor and a strong Company Match for full-time employees.
Shift Incentive Pay, Performance Incentives, & Mileage Reimbursement.
Company-provided Uniform allowance.
A Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for Employees & Family household members.
New hire referral finder's Bonus.
Free employee access to the services and programs at the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center.
A newly remodeled, modern Inpatient Unit.
Newly built Staff Respite Room in the Hospice Home IPU.
Multiple employee engagement events are held annually: Wellness/Health Events, Quarterly Employee Benefit Fairs, Organization picnics, and Organization holiday events.
A strong commitment to promoting and advancing employees from within the organization.
The campus is connected to the Fort Wayne Trails system.
Discounts at the YMCA (multiple included, not just Allen County).