Registered Nurse

Gentiva Hospice • Waldron, AR

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides personalized hospice and palliative nursing care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and supports their families. The RN serves as a primary point of contact, delivering skilled care in patients’ homes or institutional settings and guiding patients and caregivers through the hospice journey. The role includes comprehensive assessment, symptom management, individualized care planning, patient and caregiver education, interdisciplinary coordination, timely clinical documentation, and support for continuity of care. The RN may participate in on-call and patient-support activities and contributes to quality improvement, scheduling, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse education and current license to practice nursing in the state of employment.
• 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 CPR certification.
• Current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families, hospice care, hospice service disciplines, community resources, general nursing practice, managed-care principles, and relevant regulatory guidelines, including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACHC.
• Strong patient assessment skills and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to document and manage programs effectively.
• Sensitivity to end-of-life issues and ability to support patients and families during crises.
• Flexibility, tact, maturity, cooperation, and ability to communicate effectively with people from varied socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to operate nursing assessment tools, computers, facsimile equipment, a copier, and a cell phone or beeper.
• Must have and maintain transportation for work.
• Ability to work in patient homes and/or institutional settings and an automobile, with potential exposure to infections, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta, and hazardous materials.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice or palliative care experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive in-person and telephone patient assessments and reassessments, including screenings, and provide education as appropriate.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management aligned with patients’ goals of care.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care, including visit frequency and identification of patient risks.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members and consult with physicians and nurse practitioners.
• Educate patients and caregivers about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Communicate changes in condition and signs or symptoms of decline to the appropriate provider.
• Support continuity of care, including appropriate referrals and transitions among home health, palliative, hospice, and other levels of care.
• Maintain timely, accurate clinical records, including screening and assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.
• Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when warranted by the care plan.
• Participate in on-call and patient-support activities, responding in a clinically competent and timely manner.
• Provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support to patients and loved ones, including caregiver training, hospice education, and bereavement guidance.
• Follow infection-control, regulatory, and organizational compliance 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 insurance for full-time associates
• Dental insurance for full-time associates
• Vision insurance for full-time associates
• Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program
• Generous paid time off and seven paid holidays
• Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care
• Education support and tuition assistance, including ASN-to-BSN and BSN-to-MSN programs
• Free continuing education units (CEUs)
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance for full-time associates
• Voluntary benefits, including pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed