Registered Nurse – Float B

Unity Hospice•Green Bay, WI

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Float B Registered Nurse provides flexible clinical support across Unity Hospice Residence, Triage, and Community settings based on patient and staffing needs. This role works closely with the primary care team and interdisciplinary team to provide safe, compassionate, and responsive care to hospice patients and families. Schedule: This is a full-time, 0.9 FTE position working 36 hours per week, consisting of three 12-hour overnight shifts from 8:00 PM–8:30 AM. The nurse will be trained to provide support in Triage, Hospice Residence, and Community settings, with the Hospice Residence serving as the home base for all shifts. The schedule includes working every other weekend from 8:00 PM–8:30 AM, participating in an on-call rotation of approximately 10–15 shifts per year, and working 1–2 holidays per year.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
RN license in the state of practice required (RN must practice under the law and regulations governing nursing in the state of practice).
Valid WI Drivers’ License, reliable transportation, and proof of current automobile insurance coverage.
Computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel, and Outlook)
Highly motivated and organized with a strong attention to detail and analytical skills to help solve problems.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion in business relationships and exercise sound business judgment.
Ability to keep up to date with policies, practices, and regulations.
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and capable of dealing with deadline pressures.
Comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations as well as policies and procedures of Unity.
Satisfy mandatory training requirements regarding local, state, and federal regulations and/or Unity’s policies and procedures.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Ability to adjust to frequently changing demands.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing assessments, symptom management, medication administration, and appropriate interventions based on patient needs.
Maintain and update individualized plans of care and communicate changes with physicians, caregivers, families, and the interdisciplinary team.
Respond to urgent patient and family needs, provide telephone triage, initiate crisis care when appropriate, and complete new patient admissions as needed.
Document assessments, orders, communications, and care provided in the electronic medical record.
Administer and titrate medications according to provider orders, manage patient and resident medications, coordinate prescriptions and refills, and provide education related to disease progression, medications, and symptom management.
Delegate appropriately to LPNs and CNAs, coordinate with team members and volunteers, and adjust priorities as patient and organizational needs change.