Registered Nurse- Dublin Area

Regency SouthernCare Hospice • Vidalia, GA

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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 is a primary contact for patients and families, delivering and documenting skilled nursing care in patients’ homes, assisted living settings, or other places they call home. The role includes comprehensive assessments, symptom management, individualized care planning, caregiver education, and emotional, physical, and spiritual support.

The RN collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care, communicate changes in patient condition, and support continuity of care and transitions between care levels. The position requires timely, accurate clinical documentation and adherence to infection-control, regulatory, and organizational standards. It also involves on-call and patient-support activities as applicable. Work takes place in patients’ homes and/or institutional settings and in an automobile; potential exposure to infections, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta, and hazardous materials is noted.

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 employment.
• CPR certification.
• Current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families, hospice, hospice team disciplines, community resources, general nursing practice, and managed-care and regulatory guidelines.
• Strong patient assessment, oral and written communication, documentation, and program-management skills.
• 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 facing end-of-life issues and crisis, communicate effectively with people of varied socioeconomic backgrounds, and work with flexibility, maturity, cooperation, tact, and composure.
• Ability to meet applicable state-specific requirements and the minimum requirements for benefits eligibility.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice or palliative care experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and reassessments, including in-person and telephonic RN assessments and screenings.
• Provide education to patients, family members, and caregivers.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management aligned with 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.
• Provide education on disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Communicate changes in condition and signs or symptoms of decline to appropriate providers.
• Support continuity of care, appropriate referrals, and transitions between levels of care.
• Document screening and assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans in a timely manner.
• Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when needed to achieve care-plan outcomes.
• Participate in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable, providing clinically competent and responsive service.
• Educate patients and families about medication administration, hospice philosophy and services, symptom and pain management, and end-of-life processes and expectations.
• Follow infection-control, compliance, regulatory, and organizational 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, dental, and vision insurance for full-time associates.
• Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program for full-time associates.
• Generous paid time off and seven paid holidays for full-time associates.
• Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care, for full-time associates.
• Education support and tuition assistance for ASN-to-BSN and BSN-to-MSN programs for full-time associates.
• Free continuing education units for full-time associates.
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance for full-time associates.
• Voluntary pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care benefits for full-time associates.

What This Job Offers

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