Registered Nurse

SouthernCare New Beacon Hospice • Decatur, AL

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About The Position

SouthernCare New Beacon Hospice, part of Gentiva, is hiring a PRN Registered Nurse to serve Morgan and Lawrence Counties. The RN provides personalized hospice care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and supports their families with dignity, comfort, and compassion. Care is delivered in patients’ homes, assisted living settings, or other locations where they reside.

The RN serves as a primary contact for patients and families, completing assessments, delivering skilled nursing interventions, managing symptoms, and developing and updating individualized plans of care. The role includes coordinating with an interdisciplinary team, educating patients and caregivers, communicating changes in patient condition, and maintaining timely, accurate clinical documentation. The RN may also participate in on-call and patient-support activities.

This safety-sensitive position involves working in patients’ homes or institutional settings and traveling by automobile. The role may involve exposure to infections, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta, and hazardous materials. The employee must meet minimum requirements to be eligible for benefits and any applicable state-specific requirements.

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 and an understanding of 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 skills, and program-management knowledge.
• Thorough knowledge of managed care principles and applicable regulatory guidelines, including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACHC.
• Sensitivity to end-of-life issues and the ability to support patients and families during crises.
• Flexibility to perform varied tasks while maintaining efficiency and composure.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and to work cooperatively and tactfully with coworkers and hospice team members.
• Ability to operate nursing assessment tools, computers, facsimile equipment, a copier, and a cell phone or beeper.
• Must have and maintain transportation for work.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice or palliative care experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and reassessments, including in-person and telephone RN assessments or screenings.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management in accordance with patient goals of care.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care, including visit frequency and identification of patient risks.
• Coordinate patient care with interdisciplinary team members and consult with physicians and nurse practitioners.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Communicate changes in condition and signs or symptoms of decline to the appropriate provider.
• Support continuity of care, including appropriate referrals and transitions among home health, palliative care, hospice, and 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 the care plan warrants participation.
• Participate in on-call and patient-support activities as applicable, providing clinically competent and responsive service.
• Provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support to patients and loved ones, including education, comfort, and bereavement guidance.
• Teach caregivers how to provide safe care and help patients and families understand medication administration, hospice services, symptom and pain management, and end-of-life processes.
• 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.
• Full-time associates: medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Full-time associates: mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program.
• Full-time associates: generous paid time off and seven paid holidays.
• Full-time associates: wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care.
• Full-time associates: education support and tuition assistance for ASN-to-BSN and BSN-to-MSN programs.
• Full-time associates: free continuing education units.
• Full-time associates: company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
• Full-time associates: voluntary pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed