Continuous Care Hospice RN

BJC HealthCare; Missouri; On-site; USD 78,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Up to $15,000 bonus

Job summary

BJC Home Care in Missouri is seeking a registered nurse to join our hospice and home health team. This full-time role offers 36 hours per week, with 12-hour shifts across three days, and mileage reimbursement for community travel within the Greater St. Louis area.

The ideal candidate holds a Nursing Diploma/Associate degree (RN) with 2–5 years of experience; a Bachelor's degree is preferred. Hospice experience preferred. Eligible for bonuses and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Nursing diploma or associate degree required.
• RN license is mandatory.
• Hospice/home health experience preferred.
• 2–5 years of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and develop plans of care with the interprofessional team.
• Coordinate care across the continuum and communicate with family/caregivers.
• Provide skilled nursing services with emphasis on comfort and dignity.

Skills

RN license

Home health care

Hospice care

Nursing assessment

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing/Home Health

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Full time - 36 hours a week

Working 12 hours shifts 3 days a week

Day shift need - 7a to 7:30p

Benefit Eligible position

Supporting Hospice patients and their families

Prior experience in hospice is preferred!

Community Travel within the Greater St. Louis Area - Mileage reimbursement based off IRS Standard Rate

Up 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 rehabilitative 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

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Experience

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Valid Driver's LicenseRN

Preferred Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing/Home Health

Experience

2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At 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 date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary .

Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The 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