Registered Nurse

Gentiva Hospice•Hobbs, NM

About The Position

Gentiva Hospice is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide personalized hospice and palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and support their families. The RN serves as a primary point of contact, delivers and documents skilled nursing care in patients’ homes or institutional settings, and guides patients and caregivers through the hospice journey. Care is based on individualized plans and includes assessment, symptom and pain management, education, emotional support, and coordination with an interdisciplinary team. The role includes developing and updating plans of care, communicating changes in patient condition to appropriate providers, supporting care transitions, maintaining complete clinical records, and participating in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable. The RN is expected to follow regulatory, infection-control, and organizational standards and contribute to quality improvement and effective care coordination. The position involves working in patients’ homes and/or institutional settings and using an automobile. Potential exposures include infections, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta, and hazardous materials. The RN must maintain transportation for work and be able to operate nursing assessment tools, computers, fax equipment, a copier, and a cell phone or beeper.

Requirements

Registered Nurse.
At least one year of RN experience in acute care hospital, oncology, long-term care, hospice, or home health; school internships and clinical hours may be considered in individual cases.
Current license to practice nursing in the state of employment.
CPR certification.
Current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license.
Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families, hospice, hospice team roles, community resources, general nursing practice, managed care principles, and applicable regulatory guidelines.
Strong patient assessment, oral and written communication, documentation, and program management skills.
Ability to support patients and families facing life-and-death issues and to communicate effectively with people from varied socioeconomic backgrounds.
Flexibility, sound judgment, tact, cooperation, maturity, and the ability to change tasks without losing efficiency or composure.
Ability to maintain transportation for work and effectively operate nursing assessment tools, computers, fax equipment, a copier, and a cell phone or beeper.

Nice To Haves

Hospice or palliative care experience.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive patient assessments and reassessments, including in-person and telephone RN assessments or screenings.
Deliver and document skilled nursing interventions and symptom management in accordance with patients’ goals of care and individualized plans.
Develop and update individualized plans of care, including visit frequency and identification of patient needs and risks.
Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members and consult with physicians and nurse practitioners.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, and dietary needs.
Provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support to patients and loved ones, including practical caregiver instruction and bereavement guidance.
Communicate changes in condition and signs or symptoms of decline to appropriate providers.
Support continuity of care, including appropriate referrals and transitions between home health, palliative, hospice, and other levels of care.
Maintain timely and accurate clinical records, including assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.
Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when the plan of care warrants collaboration.
Participate in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable, providing clinically competent and responsive service.
Follow infection-control, regulatory, compliance, and organizational policy standards.
Support quality-improvement and scheduling initiatives.

Benefits

Competitive pay.
401(k) with company match.
Career advancement opportunities.
National and local recognition programs.
Teammate Assistance Fund.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time associates.
Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program for full-time associates.
Generous paid time off and seven paid holidays for full-time associates.
Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care, for full-time associates.
Education support and tuition assistance for ASN-to-BSN and BSN-to-MSN programs for full-time associates.
Free continuing education units for full-time associates.
Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance for full-time associates.
Voluntary pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care benefits for full-time associates.