RN (Hospice) - Field Hospice

Sarah Bush Lincoln•Mattoon, IL

11d•$39 - $61

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for identifying the needs of terminally ill patients and their families or caregivers, and providing nursing and supportive care. The nurse manages an assigned caseload of patients and caregivers. The schedule is 7 a.m.–7 p.m., three 12-hour shifts, with weekend and holiday rotation. The role also participates in an on-call rotation after office hours, on weekends, and on holidays.

Requirements

Active Registered Nurse license in Illinois.
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
At least one year of nursing experience.
Illinois driver's license.
Automobile insurance.
BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Comfort working with death and dying.
Comfort working with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Collect pertinent information about patients’ health or situations and recognize normal and abnormal findings.
Provide care and support to patients and families at the time of a patient’s death.
Plan and evaluate care for assigned patients in collaboration with appropriate disciplines.
Analyze assessment data to identify actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and issues.
Evaluate progress toward goals and outcomes, and report relevant data and outcomes to physicians or other disciplines.
Implement care and supervise care delivered by other team members in accordance with the plan of care and approved safety and infection-control standards.
Pursue required knowledge and skills through orientation, unit-based education, current literature, and clinical learning opportunities, in collaboration with the Leader or Director.
Identify expected outcomes for individualized patient plans.
Develop plans that prescribe strategies to achieve expected, measurable outcomes.
Prepare for and participate in Interdisciplinary Team meetings.
Establish effective working relationships with peers, physicians, and other members of the health care team; identify and consult appropriate resources about patient-care decisions.
Submit required documentation on time.
Use teaching strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Verify reimbursement sources, such as Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance cards, at admission and provide patients and families with information about reimbursement for services.
Participate in the on-call rotation after office hours, on weekends, and on holidays.