RN - Hospice - PRN
About The Position
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our cottage hospice team on a PRN basis. In this role, you will provide comfort focused, patient centered care to individuals and families during one of the most meaningful stages of life. You’ll work closely with an interdisciplinary team to support symptom management, emotional comfort, and dignity for every patient. This is an opportunity to make a profound impact with every interaction.
Requirements
- Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
- Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
- Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
- Minimum of one year of professional nursing experience preferred.
- Depending on location, a valid drivers license may be required.
- Certificate for Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Utilizing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide professional nursing services to patients/residents within the hospice setting.
- Documentation of human responses to actual or potential health problems in the home health environment.
- Collaborating with patient/resident and family, and other inter-professional colleagues, such as physicians, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
- Demonstrating competency and practicing within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizing appropriate age and population specific standards.
- Caring for patients/residents in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
- Implementing the nursing process, coordination and continuum of care, patient/resident assessment, patient/resident education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.
- Functioning within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in the state of practice and licensure.
- Recognizing the Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as published by the American Nurses Association as the foundation of nursing care delivery and professional conduct.
Benefits
- Max patient ratio is 1:4
- Self-scheduling
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Career Level
Mid Level
