Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice - Full Time - Seward, NE, Crete, NE, and surrounding areas

Eventide Senior Living Communities • Lincoln, NE

4d • $36 - $40

About The Position

Eventide Hospice is seeking a Hospice Registered Nurse to provide hospice care to seniors, residents, clients, and their families in Seward, Crete, and surrounding areas. The RN plans, organizes, and directs hospice care, performs comprehensive assessments, develops and revises plans of care, provides nursing interventions and education, and coordinates care for an assigned caseload when acting as Case Manager. The position is scheduled 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends and holidays.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• Successful completion of a Registered Nurse course of study.
• Current RN license in good standing on the Nebraska State Registry or in another Nurse Compact state.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid Nebraska driver’s license, unless otherwise allowed by law, and a good driving record.
• Auto insurance at or above Nebraska statutory requirements.
• Meet Eventide’s vaccination requirements.
• Keep RN licensure and CPR certification current at the employee’s expense.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Two years of acute care or long-term care nursing experience within the last five years.
• Experience in community health and/or hospice.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessments of clients and families to determine hospice needs, including physical assessments and histories of current and previous illnesses.
• Provide professional nursing care using the nursing process and in accordance with the state Nurse Practice Act.
• Write and initiate plans of care with goals based on nursing diagnoses and palliative nursing actions.
• Regularly reevaluate client and family or caregiver needs and participate in revising plans of care, involving the client and family in planning.
• Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
• Initiate appropriate preventive nursing procedures and administer medications and treatments as prescribed in the physician’s plan of care.
• Provide health care instructions appropriate to the client’s assessment and plan.
• Assist clients with activities of daily living and comfort care.
• Act as Case Manager when assigned by the Patient Care Coordinator and coordinate care for the assigned caseload.
• Complete, maintain, and submit accurate and relevant clinical notes about client condition and care; record pain and symptom management changes and outcomes as appropriate.
• Communicate client needs and condition changes to physicians and obtain or receive physician orders as required.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 403(B) with employer match
• Paid time off
• Shift premiums and differentials for select positions, based on employment status and shift worked

What This Job Offers

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