Compassionate Hospice RN - Impactful Home Care

Three Oaks Hospice; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Three Oaks Hospice is seeking an RN to administer skilled nursing care for clients at home, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, and manage on‑call responsibilities. You will assess patient needs, implement the care plan, educate families, and ensure high‑quality hospice services across the care continuum.

The position requires an RN license, CPR, and prior hospice/home health experience, with strong communication and organizational skills to support patients and families in a

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Associate or bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Current state license as an RN and current state driver’s license.
• Two years’ experience as an RN in a clinical care setting; previous hospice or home health experience preferred.
• Current CPR certification.
• Proficient skill using a computer; Microsoft office suite experience is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to provide effective support to the patient and family.
• Demonstrate skill in nursing practice, ability to cope with family emotional stress and tolerance of individual lifestyles.
• Strong communication and organizational skills and high‑standard of ethics and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the impact of the terminal disease on the patients physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs and ADLs, i.e., risk for grief, cultural/spiritual, verbal /non-verbal.
• Implement the individualized POC and recommend revisions to the plan as necessary.
• Consulting with and educating the patient/family regarding disease process, self-care techniques, end‑of‑life care, nutrition and dietary needs. Providing training to other staff as needed.
• Initiating appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Preparing clinical and progress notes that demonstrate progress toward established goals.
• Coordinating all patient/family services and prioritization of needs with the members of the IDT.
• Use of case management approach and referring to other services as needed.
• Informing physician and other personnel of changes in the patient’s needs and outcomes of intervention, while evaluating patient/family response to care.
• Determining scope and frequency of services needed based on acuity and patient/family needs.
• Assessing ability of the caregiver to meet the patient’s immediate needs upon admission and throughout care.
• Evaluating own needs for support and using identified systems to meet the need
• Communicating information using current process and technology available to the organization.
• Applying specific criteria for admission and re‑certification to hospice care to establish appropriate levels of care and the patient’s eligibility.
• Perform on‑call responsibilities and provide on‑call service to patients/families as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Nursing knowledge

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's or Associate Degree in Nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Three Oaks Hospice is seeking an RN to administer skilled nursing care for clients at home, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, and manage on‑call responsibilities. You will assess patient needs, implement the care plan, educate families, and ensure high‑quality hospice services across the care continuum.

The position requires an RN license, CPR, and prior hospice/home health experience, with strong communication and organizational skills to support patients and families in a