Clinical Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) PRN

Alc-Health-Care-Services; Oak Brook (IL); Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Alc-Health-Care-Services is seeking a part-time PRN Hospice Registered Nurse to plan, organize, and direct home-based hospice care across communities. The role emphasizes assessment, patient education, and coordination with families and the interdisciplinary team.

The RN will perform comprehensive assessments, develop and revise care plans, administer medications, and counsel patients and families. Travel and driving to patient homes are required as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 1–2 years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting, and 1–2 years of home care experience.
• Current licensure in state and CPR certification.
• Bachelor’s degree with hospice care experience preferred.
• Management experience not required; capable of supervising hospice aides.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving, basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial, comprehensive assessments of patient and family to determine hospice needs.
• Provides professional nursing care using the nursing process.
• Assesses and evaluates patient status; writes and initiates plan of care.
• Regularly reevaluates patient and family needs; participates in revising the plan of care.
• Initiates and revises the plan of care as patient needs change.
• Uses health data to determine nursing diagnoses and develops care plans.
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed; provides patient and family education.
• Assists patient with activities of daily living and promotes self-sufficiency.
• Communicates with physician about patient needs and orders; collaborates with hospice team.

Skills

Nursing licensure

CPR certified

Hospice care

Patient assessment

Communication skills

Driver license

Mobility ability

Education

RN degree

BSN preferred

Job description

This is a PRN position with the following pay rates:

• Admissions $135.00

• Deaths $100.00

• Follow up Visit $75.00

• Recertification $100.00

Job Description Summary

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).

• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.

• Assesses and evaluates patient's status by writing and initiating plan of care.

• Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs

• Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary

• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.

• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.

• Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.

• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care.

• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.

• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.

• Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.

• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physicians' orders as required.

• Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.

• Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.

Position Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting, and one (1) to two (2) years of recent experience in home care.

• Current licensure in State and CPR certification.

• Bachelor's degree, with one (1) year of hospice care experience preferred.

• Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising hospice aides.

• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.

• Prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position and/or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping bending, kneeling and/or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.

• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.

• Hospice experience strongly preferred.

Job Type: Part-time

Work Location: On the road