Hospice APRN: Compassionate, Impactful Patient Care

Grace Healthcare Services; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to reliable transportation

Job summary

Grace Healthcare Services is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner/RN to join its hospice care team in Atlantic/Cape May Counties, New Jersey. The position focuses on assessment, care interventions, and ensuring a continuous, responsive plan of care for patients and families.

The RN will work within the Interdisciplinary Team, following the admission and ongoing care plans, educating families, and coordinating with case managers, ALF staff, and long-term care facilities to deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice nursing in the state.
• A minimum of two years nursing experience in acute-care hospital nursing in either medical, surgical or oncology unit or other commensurate experience.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Follow the plan of care of patient/family care and services.
• Outlines admission plan of care with the IDT and RN Case Manager.
• Provides nursing care as determined by the plan of care and the RN Case Manager.
• Educates patient/family and other primary caregivers in appropriate care techniques.
• Serves as the patient/family advocate by maintaining regular communication with ALF staff, long term care facility staff, and RN Manager.
• May participate in providing bereavement support to families and associated bereavement activities as appropriate.
• Ensure and document appropriate use of medication, durable medical equipment, and supplies.
• Participates in team meeting.
• Provides accurate documentation with visit itineraries to the office. Documentation must be completed according to hospice, state, and federal guidelines/standards.
• Follows RN care plan appropriately/reports to RN case manager on each patient.
• Monitors the recertification/reauthorization process and provides input for this process.
• Reports necessary information to the Clinical Director/Regional Manager/RN case manager and other members of the IDT for on-call shift report.
• Responds to on-call issues as clinically appropriate.
• Works under the direction of the RN case manager.

Skills

Communication Skills

Job description

Grace Healthcare Services is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner/RN to join its hospice care team in Atlantic/Cape May Counties, New Jersey. The position focuses on assessment, care interventions, and ensuring a continuous, responsive plan of care for patients and families.

The RN will work within the Interdisciplinary Team, following the admission and ongoing care plans, educating families, and coordinating with case managers, ALF staff, and long-term care facilities to deliver high-quality