RN - Hospice (Champaign Region)
About The Position
The Hospice Field RN is a professional caregiver and member of an interdisciplinary team, providing and coordinating direct and indirect patient care for patients and families served by Carle Home Services. Care addresses physical, psychosocial, environmental, and spiritual needs throughout the service area. The role includes home visits and case management, supporting patients and families through end-of-life care, and coordinating services with physicians and other care team members. Hours may vary according to census and program needs. The position serves patients in their homes across Champaign, Vermilion, Edgar, Douglas, Moultrie, and Macon counties. The schedule is generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with limited on-call and weekend shifts. A sign-on bonus of $7,500 is available for candidates with more than one year of experience, and a $2,500 relocation bonus is available for external candidates relocating more than 50 miles.
Requirements
- Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
- College diploma in Nursing.
- One year of nursing experience.
- Proof of auto insurance.
- Illinois driver's license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.
Responsibilities
- Understand hospice regulatory requirements and benefits, including covered services, recertifications, transfers, and non-recertifications, and follow documentation standards.
- Perform case management activities, including assessment, coordination, planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation.
- Work with clients, caregivers, and families to assess needs, plan care, arrange services, monitor care, and provide support and education.
- Complete admission documentation within policy guidelines and return completed documents to the office on time.
- Complete required admission and recertification corrections within 24 hours of receiving them.
- Complete and transmit visit notes and records of telephone conversations promptly according to policy, including physician orders and admission, routine, supervisory, telephone, and discharge notes.
- Ensure physician orders are written, corrected, and transmitted according to required timelines; review verbal orders with the physician's office using read-back procedures and do not change orders after they are documented and transmitted.
- Ensure patient visit strings are added to records and the proper acronym appears on physician orders.
- Complete Home Health Aide supervisory visits.
- Coordinate the healthcare team and maintain appropriate linkages across the continuum of care.
- Communicate collaboratively, initiate case conferences as needed, and document interactions with other disciplines, physicians, care coordinators, insurers, and others.
- Communicate pertinent information about the nurse's admissions for patient care conferences.
- Provide care according to the plan of care and orders in a manner sensitive to patients' and families' needs.
- Direct the activities of the licensed practical nurse.
- Make Home Health Aide assignments, prepare written instructions, and supervise aides in patients' homes.
- Assess patients for appropriate hospice placement under Medicare guidelines.
- Make home visits to monitor signs and symptoms associated with end-stage disease and end of life.
- Implement interventions to palliate symptoms in coordination with attending physicians.
- Triage phone calls while on call.
- Visit patients to assess and pronounce death, provide postmortem care, notify the County Coroner, funeral home, and physician, comfort the family, and make appropriate referrals to the Bereavement Coordinator.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus of $7,500 for candidates with more than one year of experience.
- Relocation bonus of $2,500 for external candidates relocating more than 50 miles.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
