RNIII Inpatient Facility - Bruns House

Hospice of the East Bay • Alamo, CA

7d • $61 - $64 • Onsite

About The Position

Hospice of the East Bay (HEB) is a community-based program providing care for terminally ill patients and their families. The agency offers bereavement care for one year after a patient's death and provides services regardless of a patient's ability to pay, relying on donations and insurance billing. HEB has been recognized as a Great Place to Work® for six consecutive years.

This Registered Nurse (RN) position is located at the Bruns House Inpatient Facility. The RN reports to the Manager of Inpatient Unit and Support Services and is responsible for providing direct nursing care and coordinating assistance for patients and families requiring GIP level of care for end-of-life symptom management and pain control. While reporting to a primary manager, the RN is expected to function as a Team Leader for the Inpatient Unit, with assignments made to best meet patient needs.

Requirements

• Current California Registered Nurse License required.
• A minimum of one year of experience working as a professional nurse in an acute clinical setting required.
• CPR certification required.
• Must have current California Driver’s License and a car in good working condition.
• Must have the ability to perform a complete nursing physical assessment, develop a comprehensive care plan and respond to the needs of patients and families in the Bruns House setting.
• Must be able to cope with patient/family emotional stress and be tolerant of individual lifestyles without judgment.
• Must have ability to establish professional boundaries and maintain cooperative relationships with professionals.
• Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills, customer service skills, initiative, dependability and good judgment.
• Must be able to work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team, as well as independently, and problem solve in a crisis situation.
• Must take (and pass with 85% or more) a medication calculation competency exam annually.
• Demonstrates clinical competency as observed during supervisory visit.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in hospice and/or home care preferred.
• Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse Certification highly desirable.
• IV knowledge and expertise desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assessing all aspects of the patient’s pain and developing an individualized pain management plan.
• Anticipating, preventing and treating undesirable symptoms or secondary symptoms.
• Identifying and addressing comfort care needs.
• Supporting, instructing and educating the patient, family and caregiver.
• Documenting problems, nursing assessments, appropriate goals, care provided, care interventions and patient and family outcomes achieved from intervention and care provided.
• Coordinating all patient and family services and community resources as needed.
• Maintaining the dignity, confidentiality and privacy of the dying patient.
• Supporting the patient’s unique spiritual and cultural beliefs.
• Providing holistic, family-centered care across treatment settings to improve the quality of life.
• Consulting and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team and others involved in the patient’s care.
• Coordinating and managing patient care with awareness of insurance benefits, necessary authorizations and cost containment.
• Attending and presenting appropriate patient-related information at the Interdisciplinary Team Meetings that focuses on open care plan problems.
• Updating the comprehensive assessment and patient’s progress towards desired outcomes daily.
• Reassessing patient’s response to care.
• Completing patient-related documentation within an 8 hour shift.
• Adhering to and complying with state and federal regulations, as well as accreditation standards.
• Providing patient and primary caregiver education/training, as appropriate, for care and services identified in the plan of care.
• Adhering to evidence based standards of practice that are endorsed by the agency.
• Communicating with Team Manager and Facility Secretary as appropriate regarding patient acuity, scheduling, workload, and difficult situations.
• Completing necessary records, reports and documentation in a timely manner according to agency requirements.
• Following the agency’s process for effective “hand off” communication.
• Participating in educating new staff members as assigned by the Team Manager.
• Supervising performance of Home Health Aide and LVN.
• Overseeing Volunteers in facility.
• Attending appropriate meetings and in-services held for Hospice of the East Bay staff.
• Participating, as requested, in QAPI activities.
• Initiating and ongoing monitoring of medication reconciliation processes according to Medicare and accreditation standards.
• Responding to email and voice mail communications in a timely manner.

Benefits

• 403b Retirement Account and generous company match.
• 10% per diem differential
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work with passionate team members that have the same commitment to our organization as you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level