RN - Hospice (Champaign Region)

Carle Health•Champaign, IL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Hospice Field RN is a professional caregiver and member of an interdisciplinary team, coordinating and providing direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process. The role addresses the physical, psychosocial, environmental, and spiritual needs of Carle Home Services patients and their families throughout the Champaign region, which includes Champaign, Vermilion, Edgar, Douglas, Moultrie, and Macon counties. Care is provided in patients’ homes and focuses on compassionate support during end-of-life transitions. The nurse manages patient care, collaborates with physicians and other care team members, and supports patients, caregivers, and families through assessment, planning, coordination, education, symptom palliation, and bereavement referrals. The schedule is generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with limited on-call and weekend shifts. Hours may vary based on census and program needs. The posting advertises a $7,500 sign-on bonus for candidates with more than one year of experience and a $2,500 relocation bonus for external candidates relocating more than 50 miles.

Requirements

Current Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) license issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
College diploma in Nursing.
At least one year of nursing experience.
Proof of auto insurance; requirements vary.
Illinois driver’s license issued by the Illinois Secretary of State.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate understanding of hospice regulatory requirements and benefits, including covered services, recertifications, transfers, and non-recertifications.
Follow regulatory requirements and department standards for documentation.
Perform case management activities, including assessment, coordination, planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation.
Assess patients, caregivers, and families; plan care; arrange services; monitor needs; and provide support and education.
Complete admission documentation, return admission documents to the office on time, and complete required admission or recertification corrections within 24 hours of receiving them.
Complete and transmit visit notes and records of telephone conversations in a timely manner, including physician orders and admission, routine, supervisory, telephone, and discharge notes.
Ensure physician orders are written and transmitted on time, and that care-plan corrections are entered and transmitted according to timelines.
Review verbal orders with the physician’s office, document them as read-back, complete them immediately, and transmit them within policy timeframes; do not change orders after they have been documented and transmitted.
Ensure patient visit strings are added to the record and the appropriate acronym appears on all physician orders.
Complete Home Health Aide supervisory visits.
Coordinate the healthcare team to maintain linkages across the continuum of care.
Communicate collaboratively and initiate and document case conferences as needed with other disciplines, physicians, care coordinators, insurers, and others.
Provide pertinent information for patient care conferences for all admissions completed by the nurse.
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 the aide in the patient’s home.
Assess patients for hospice placement according to 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.
Make home visits to assess and pronounce death; provide post-mortem care; notify the County Coroner, funeral home, and physician; and provide comfort to the family and appropriate referral to the Bereavement Coordinator.