What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Registered Nurse position at RVNAhealth?
Are you a dedicated and caring Registered Nurse with a passion for providing exceptional patient and family care? Do you thrive in a community setting and excel at collaborating with interdisciplinary teams? If so, we invite you to consider joining our team as a Hospice RN in our southern territory encompassing Wilton, Redding, and Norwalk! This is a field position visiting patient homes and community care facilities.
What You'll Do: As a Hospice RN, your mission will be to deliver compassionate and personalized patient care in alignment with physician's orders. Your responsibilities will include:
- Regularly assesses and reassesses the nursing needs of the Hospice patient. Competently implements care needed for comfort and palliation of symptoms
- Provides direct client care and works closely with case manager in implementing care.
- Performs admission procedure as per RVNAHealth policies using electronic health record in a timely manner with accurate documentation. Develops a plan of care consistent with the physician’s plan of treatment and patient/ family wishes.
- Coordinates the implementation of the plan of care for patients residing in SNF, ALF, hospital contract bed or personal residence.
- Provides dietary counseling.
- Provides Hospice nursing services, treatments and preventive procedures.
- Initiates nursing procedures appropriate for the patient’s Hospice care and safety.
- Observes signs and symptoms and reports to the physician and IDG members any unexpected changes in the patient’s physical or emotional condition.
- Teaches, supervises and counsels the Hospice patient, family members and facility staff about providing care for the client.
Experience:
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred
- Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut.
- A minimum of two years of nursing experience, preferably in medical/surgical, oncology , Critical Care, ED or labor and delivery nursing. Home Health Care and/or Hospice experience preferred. Active patient contact within past three years, preferred.
- Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgements.
- Able to drive in all types of weather.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $88,000.00 - $92,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Geriatrics
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Standard shift:
- Day shift
Supplemental schedule:
- Overtime
Weekly schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Hospice: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- RN (Required)
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $88,000 - $92,000
