RN - Community Hospice House Full time
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Community Hospice House delivers skilled, compassionate nursing care to support patient comfort and safety. The role includes comprehensive assessments, individualized care planning, and close collaboration with physicians, families, and the interdisciplinary team to provide high-quality, goal-directed, cost-effective care. The Community Hospice House recently completed an expansion and renovation, adding six private patient suites and increasing its total room count from 10 to 16. This is a full-time role of 36 or 40 hours per week. The schedule is either 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. or 11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., with every-other-weekend rotation and holiday coverage.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in Nursing; a BSN is preferred.
- Current license in good standing with the New Hampshire Board of Nursing.
- At least one year of recent acute care experience.
- BLS/CPR certification.
- Skills in patient assessment, care planning, and communication.
- Familiarity with EMR systems.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Experience with Epic EMR.
Responsibilities
- Complete initial and ongoing assessments, including physical evaluations and medical history reviews.
- Use the nursing process to plan, deliver, and evaluate skilled nursing care.
- Develop individualized care plans with measurable goals, involving patients and families in planning and revisions.
- Coordinate interdisciplinary care, communicate significant changes to physicians, and obtain necessary orders.
- Teach and counsel patients and families on self-care techniques, disease management, and safety.
- Prepare timely, accurate clinical notes and maintain communication with the care team.
- Support quality outcomes, patient satisfaction, and appropriate utilization of visits.
- Participate in staff meetings, case conferences, and quality improvement activities.
- Maintain professional growth through continuing education and annual mandatory training.
- Precept students when requested and provide excellent customer service.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Prescription coverage
- Vision coverage
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program
- 403(b) retirement savings plans
- Continuous earned time accrual
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
