Registered Nurse

Emerald Coast Hospice • Pensacola, FL

15d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides personalized hospice and palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and supports their families. The RN serves as a primary contact, delivering skilled nursing care in patients’ homes, assisted living settings, or other institutional settings. The role includes assessing patient needs, managing symptoms, coordinating individualized plans of care with an interdisciplinary team, educating and supporting patients and caregivers, and maintaining timely, compliant clinical documentation. The nurse also participates in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable, and helps ensure continuity of care across hospice, palliative, and home health services.

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 requested employment.
• CPR certification.
• Current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families, hospice, and the special needs of hospice patients and families.
• Knowledge of the roles of disciplines providing hospice services and of community resources.
• Excellent patient assessment skills and knowledge of general nursing practice.
• Good oral and written communication skills, documentation, and program management knowledge.
• Thorough knowledge of managed care principles and regulatory guidelines, including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACHC.
• Ability to operate nursing assessment tools, computers, facsimile equipment, copier, and cell phone or beeper.
• Must have and maintain transportation for work.
• Ability to support patients and families during crises, communicate effectively across socioeconomic backgrounds, and demonstrate flexibility, maturity, cooperation, tact, and composure.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice or palliative care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive initial and ongoing patient assessments and reassessments, including in-person or telephonic assessments and screenings.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management aligned with patient goals of care.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care, including visit frequency and identification of patient risks.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members, including physicians and nurse practitioners.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Teach caregivers safe and confident caregiving techniques and provide emotional reassurance.
• Communicate changes in condition and signs or symptoms of decline to appropriate providers.
• Support continuity of care, appropriate referrals, and transitions among home health, palliative care, hospice, and levels of care.
• Document screening and assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, care plans, and other clinical records accurately and promptly.
• Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when patient care warrants collaboration.
• Participate in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable, responding in a clinically competent and timely manner.
• Provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support to patients and loved ones, including comfort and bereavement guidance.
• Follow infection-control, regulatory, and organizational compliance standards.
• Support quality improvement and scheduling initiatives and promote patient and caregiver satisfaction.

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 (ASN to BSN and BSN to MSN)
• Free continuing education units (CEUs)
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care benefits

What This Job Offers

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