Hospice Inpatient Unit RN - NOC Shift (Madison IPU)

Agrace; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plans with employer matching

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

Free parking

Job summary

Agrace, located in Madison, WI, is looking for a full-time RN to provide patient-centered care in our Inpatient Unit. The role involves assessing patient needs, delivering effective interventions, and collaborating with our interdisciplinary team.

Qualified candidates must hold an ADN and an active nursing license. Benefits include health insurance, retirement plans, and generous PTO. This is a meaningful opportunity to make a difference in patients' lives.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality about patients and families.
• Ability to use proper body mechanics and safe patient handling.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of patient and family needs.
• Provide interventions and education to patients and families.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team on plan of care.
• Oversee work of Certified Nursing Assistants and Licensed Practical Nurses.

Skills

ADN required

Current, unrestricted Registered Nursing License

One-year nursing experience

Basic Microsoft Office skills

Intermediate electronic health records skills

Education

ADN

BSN preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Madison, WI - Madison, WI 53711

Position Type: Full Time
Travel Percentage: Non-Driving
Job Shift: NOC
Job Category: Nurse
Location: Agrace Inpatient Unit – Madison, WI

Full Time | 0.7 FTE (28 hours/week) | NOC Shift | Weekdays | 11p-7:30a

Includes weekend (every other) and holiday (3/year) rotations

Make a lasting impact with Agrace

Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are a skilled RN who values meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!

How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)

• Patient and Family Assessments
  • Assess patient’s and family’s physical, pain, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, environmental and educational needs as outlined by the plan of care (POC).
  • Collect data from the patient, family, significant other or other members of the interdisciplinary team and other health care professionals.
  • Identify, interpret, and document assessment data collected in the nursing interview, physical assessment and other health data.
  • Document and report significant changes in condition or unusual incidents to appropriate IDT member such as client abuse/neglect, suicidal intent, harmful coping mechanisms or violence, etc.
• Patient Care
  • Respond to patient and family needs or change in condition or need for acute patient intervention.
  • Provide interventions, treatments, and pain management to patient and family to meet needs. Evaluate the effectiveness of pain management or other intervention and adjust to meet needs.
  • Provide patient and family education on pain, symptom management, end of life, etc. Evaluate the effectiveness of education and adjust to meet needs.
• Plan of Care
  • Formulate, implement, and revise individualized POC in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), patient, and family. The POC to include goals, pain management, interventions, education, discharge plan, etc.
  • Develop reasonable and achievable outcome measures and establish priorities in the planning and provision of care.
  • Read, understand, and follow the plan of care. Document interventions, outcomes, and changes in patient condition in electronic health record (EHR).
  • Delegate cares and make referrals to appropriate disciplines and volunteers.
  • Oversee work of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN).
• Miscellaneous
  • Participate in staff meetings to plan and evaluate patient/family services.
  • Precept new staff and students.

You Bring (Qualifications)

• ADN required, BSN, preferred
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nursing License in state of employment
• One-year nursing experience, preferred
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Basic Microsoft Office skills
• Intermediate electronic health records skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality about patients, families, caregivers, staff, donors, and organizational intellectual property
• Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions

Benefits

• Competitive salary with free parking
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE +)
• Retirement plans with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off
• Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development

About Agrace

For more than 45 years, Agrace has been an innovator and leader in both caring for patients and their families, and in educating others about death, dying and grief. We are the largest hospice provider in Wisconsin. Well known for end-of-life care, Agrace also serves people across southern Wisconsin who are aging, seriously ill or grieving.

At Agrace we are strengthened by the unique experiences, cultures and traditions of our staff, patients and clients.

Together, we pursue a vision in which every Agrace staff member is treated fairly, and every patient and client experiences the respectful, individualized care they need and deserve.

We foster a culture of belonging that celebrates people’s uniqueness and leads to meaningful, empathetic connections.

Agrace Health Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.