RN Resource Alt Shift

Agrace • Wauwatosa, WI

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse Alt Shift provides patient- and family-centered nursing care and case management for hospice and palliative care patients. The RN conducts assessments, triages needs, creates and updates plans of care, provides interventions, communicates with the care team, and documents services. The role provides coverage for homecare teams when needed, including for vacancies, FMLA, or high census, and follows Agrace’s philosophy, goals, standards, regulations, and policies.

This is a part-time position at 0.7 FTE (28 hours per week) on the NOC shift, weekdays from 12:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. It includes an on-call rotation of one NOC shift per month, every-other-weekend rotation, and three holidays per year. Resource RNs can expect to drive an average of around 50 miles from home. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is offered.

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in the state of employment.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills.
• Intermediate electronic health records 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.
• Collect, interpret, document, and report assessment information and significant changes in condition or unusual incidents.
• 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 requests for acute intervention.
• Provide treatments, interventions, and pain management, and evaluate their effectiveness, adjusting care as needed.
• Educate patients and families about pain and symptom management and end-of-life care; evaluate and adapt education as needed.
• Formulate, implement, and revise individualized plans of care with the interdisciplinary team, patient, and family.
• Establish priorities and reasonable outcome measures for care, and follow the plan of care.
• 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 for 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