Registered Nurse PRN
About The Position
Heartland Hospice is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide personalized hospice and palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and support their families. The nurse serves as a primary contact for patients and families and delivers skilled nursing care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, or other institutional settings. Care is guided by individualized plans of care and includes assessment, symptom management, education, care coordination, and timely clinical documentation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and an interdisciplinary team to develop and update care plans, communicate changes in patient condition, and support continuity of care and transitions between levels of care. The role also provides practical, emotional, and spiritual support to patients, caregivers, and loved ones, and includes on-call and patient-support activities as applicable. This is a safety-sensitive position.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse education and a current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment.
- 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 CPR certification.
- Current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license.
- Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families, hospice, hospice disciplines, community resources, general nursing practice, managed care principles, and regulatory guidelines such as Medicare, Medicaid, and ACHC.
- Excellent patient-assessment skills and oral and written communication skills; knowledge of documentation and program management.
- 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 with people of varied socioeconomic backgrounds, and work with maturity, tact, flexibility, and cooperation.
Nice To Haves
- Hospice or palliative care experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive in-person and telephonic patient assessments and reassessments, provide screenings, and educate patients, families, and caregivers.
- Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management consistent with patients’ goals of care.
- Develop and update individualized plans of care, including visit frequency and identification of patient needs and risks.
- Coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams, including consultation with physicians and nurse practitioners.
- Educate patients and caregivers about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, dietary needs, hospice services, and symptom and pain management.
- Communicate changes in condition and signs or symptoms of decline to the appropriate provider.
- Support continuity of care, appropriate referrals to home health, palliative care, or hospice, and transitions between levels of care.
- Maintain timely clinical records, including assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.
- Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when the care plan warrants collaboration.
- Participate in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable, responding in a clinically competent and timely manner.
- Follow infection-control, regulatory, compliance, 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
- 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 full-time associates
- Free continuing education units for full-time associates
- Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance for full-time associates
- Voluntary benefits, including pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care coverage, for full-time associates
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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