RN/Hospice/Occasional

Bonner General Health • Sandpoint, ID

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Hospice Nurses provide comprehensive, individualized care to Hospice clients and their care providers. Must work well autonomously and partner closely with the Hospice team. Must have excellent critical thinking and assessment skills. Participates in regular work as scheduled, including weekday, weekend, and holidays as well as after hours call rotation. Bonner General Health Community Hospice is the only Not for Profit Community Hospice serving Bonner and Boundary Counties. Our Hospice provides care for an average daily census of 20 patients in their homes. Our Hospice team is very close knit, providing highly personalized, compassionate care in all they do. Our team are highly dedicated, skilled, and compassionate coming from many different back grounds offering a wide range of skills and work experience. Our interdisciplinary team includes a Physician Medical Director, a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Case Managers, Certified Nurses Aides, Social workers, Chaplains, Volunteers, a Volunteer and Bereavement Coordinator, Hospital pharmacists and Therapists, our amazing office support team, as well as support from ancillary departments through our organization who all strive to provide excellence in quality compassionate care with a high degree of professionalism, knowledge and skill. Our nurses provide availability to our patients and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our department is looking for an individual who can work autonomously while functioning as a integral part of our team-centered patient care. Someone with a passion for end of life care, who can critically think through variety of situations and who provide the highest compassion and caring support for our patients and their families, our volunteers and our community.

Requirements

• Graduate from an approved professional school of nursing
• Hospice training as provided by BGH
• Minimum of one year professional experience in direct patient care
• Current Registered Nurse license through the Idaho Board of Nursing
• Current BLS (AHA) certification
• Valid driver’s license
• Personal vehicle for on-the-job transportation in all road and weather conditions, climate
• Provide proof of liability insurance on personal vehicle
• Must be able to successfully pass a driver’s license record background check
• Must be able to successfully pass a criminal history background check (per 42 CFR 418.114-L95)

Nice To Haves

• Hospice and Med/Surg experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, individualized care to Hospice clients and their care providers.
• Work autonomously and partner closely with the Hospice team.
• Participate in regular work as scheduled, including weekday, weekend, and holidays as well as after hours call rotation.
• Provide availability to patients and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Function as an integral part of a team-centered patient care approach.
• Provide compassion and caring support for patients and their families, volunteers, and the community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree