Admissions Hospice Nurse - Weekend Option

Confidential; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Bonus up to $15,000

Weekend option schedule

Job summary

BJC Home Care in Missouri is hiring a full-time RN case manager to evaluate patients, coordinate care and support families in hospice and home health settings. The role requires strong collaboration with the interprofessional team and a focus on compassionate, patient-centered care.

This position offers a 36-hour work week with a weekend option (Thursday, Saturday, Sunday) and mileage reimbursement for community travel within the Greater St. Louis area.

Qualifications

• Preferred experience in admissions or hospice.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care.
• Develop, implement and document individual care plans with defined goals with the interprofessional team.
• Communicate plan of care across the continuum of care to patient, family or caregiver.

Skills

Hospice experience

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Full time – 36 hours a weekWeekend OptionSet Schedule - Thursday, Saturday & Sunday from 8 am to 8:30 pmBenefit Eligible positionSupporting Hospice patients and their familiesPrior experience in admissions or hospice is preferred!Community Travel within the Greater St. Louis Area – Mileage reimbursement based off IRS Standard RateUp to $15,000 bonus for eligible candidates

Overview

BJC Home Care

offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.

BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

Hospice, the final stage of BJC's continuum of care, is a special kind of caring for patients with a life-limiting illness. Services are provided in the comfort of the patient's home or skilled nursing facility. The Hospice staff are sensitive to the physical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill adult and pediatric patients and their families. We provide a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals and volunteers, specially trained in symptom management, pain control, counseling and bereavement services for the dying. Our Hospice services include alternative therapies such as music, art and massage therapy. Our Hospice programs provide palliative care by helping patients manage their pain and symptoms while living their lives with daily peace and dignity.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Evaluates the client and furnishes services requiring substantial and specialized skill, appropriate preventive and rehabilitive nursing procedures, and instructions to assist the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques. When assigned as case manager, the staff nurse is responsible for coordinating all aspects of care related to that patient.

Responsibilities

Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs. Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care. Promotes respect, equity and empathy in interactions with diverse and vulnerable populations through care delivery (e.g. support for emotional, spiritual, and cultural preferences of patient, family and/or caregivers). Practices collaborative problem solving, service recovery and advocacy for patient family centered continuity of care. Implements care by integrating data from the interprofessional team and critical thinking in a safe and timely manner. Evaluates changes in patient's condition, informs and collaborates with family and/or caregivers, and communicates with interprofessional team as changes occur in plan of care, updates plan of care in EMR. Evaluates current nursing care to ensure evidence-based practice and quality patient outcomes. BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

EducationNursing Diploma/Associate's- Nursing

Experience

Supervisor ExperienceNo ExperienceLicenses & CertificationsValid Driver's LicenseRNPreferred RequirementsEducationBachelor's Degree- Nursing/Home HealthExperience2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total RewardsAt BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire dateDisability insurance* paid for by BJCAnnual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution401(k) plan with BJC matchTuition Assistance available on first dayBJC Institute for Learning and DevelopmentHealth Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending AccountsPaid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal timeAdoption assistanceTo learn more, go to our

Benefits Summary

*Not all benefits apply to all jobsThe above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer