Hospice Registered Nurse - Hospice House
The University of Kansas Hospital
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Qualifications
- Must have an Associate Degree in Nursing.
- Previous healthcare experience is required.
- Licensure as a Registered Nurse is essential.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates care for hospice patients with complex conditions.
- Acts as central point of contact with the Interdisciplinary Team.
- Develops and evaluates plans of care according to patient needs.
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Job description
Our nurses are leaders and decision makers, working closely with physicians to provide the best care and most advanced treatments. On our team, you’ll work in an environment of respect and professionalism, and you’ll have the support to advance your nursing career in the direction you choose. Find out more about the wide variety of opportunities for nurses at The University of Kansas Health System.
Job ID: R-34145
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) utilizes the nursing process to provide compassionate, specialized end-of-life care for terminally ill patients, focusing on quality of life, pain management, symptom control, comfort care and dignity rather than curative treatment. Working with an interdisciplinary team (IDT), the Hospice RN creates a patient-centered plan of care, educates caregivers, and offers emotional support to patients and families. The Hospice RN supports patients and their families in homes, skilled nursing facilities, hospital based inpatient units, or hospice centers.
- Coordinates care for hospice patients, often with complex conditions, by assessing needs, creating individualized plans of care, advocating and linking with available resources ensuring that comprehensive support is provided to meet the hospice patient’s unique health and social goals.
- Acts as the central point of contact with the Interdisciplinary Team and supporting services to ensure patients are connected with the right services and understand the plan of care.
- Develops, implements and evaluates plan of care recognizing change in patient condition and adapts the plan as needed to ensure care is consistent with the patient’s evolving needs and wishes.
- Utilizes broad knowledge of the standards for end-of-life care.
- Supports compassionate care and understanding of patients’ and families’ physical and emotional needs.
- Assesses patient's/family's readiness to learn, organizes and evaluates patient and caregiver understanding and modifies approach as necessary.
- Facilitates clear and effective dialogue between patients and other team members; explains complex medical topics to patients and loved ones.
- Performs comprehensive and ongoing assessments.
- Anticipates and intervenes in an appropriate and timely manner when there are concerns related to patient and/or staff safety.
- Provides direct patient care needs including but not limited to effective pain and symptom management, safe medication management and comfort/personal care.
- Utilizes observation skills to recognize changes in patients who may be unable to communicate.
- Demonstrates strong oral communication skills to direct other members of the health care team and deliver reports to physicians and other providers.
- Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills to interact positively with patients and family members.
- Attentive to detail to maintain accurate patient records.
- Delegates appropriately according to task situation, level of expertise and functions as an independent and supportive team member.
- Consistently role models individualized therapeutic communication based upon patient, caregiver and family psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs.
- Acts professionally and appropriately when interacting with patients, caregivers, family members, clinical and leadership colleagues.
- Adheres to policies related to medication safety and medication management considerations.
- Takes a leadership role in building and maintaining an environment where all team members thrive.
- Demonstrates efficient computer skills, including electronic medical record software, email and other software platforms as provided and intended for use by the health system for all functions related to patient care delivery, mandatory programs/competencies, policies and procedures.
- Seeks out additional learning experiences within practice area to include but not be limited to department specific certifications, consultation with experts, team collaboration, in services and huddles.
- Consistently meets work schedule.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
- Associate Degree Nursing
- Previous Healthcare Experience
- Bachelor Degree Nursing
- 1 or more years of Hospice Experience
- Licensure and Certification: Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) – Single State – State Board of Nursing upon Hire OR Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) – Multi-State – State Board of Nursing.
- CPR/AED/BLS – Other BLS within 14 days.
- Reference checks.
- Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Screening.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
The main reason I love coming to work is because of the amazing team. We promote a nursing culture that encourages kindness and teamwork, and I absolutely love that about our hospital. – Riley Ferree, RN
Our robust medical, dental and vision package allows you to choose options that are best for your family. We offer life, disability, and accident insurance plus voluntary offerings such as critical illness insurance and identity theft protection.
In addition to the quality healthcare we provide, we have opportunities to serve externally in our community in activities throughout the year.
At the health system, we are a team. If you are highly skilled and motivated but don’t want to work in an “everyone for themselves” culture like many academic institutions have, this is your place.
We have a comprehensive wellness program with resources to support your physical, mental, and emotional health. Our new Employee Assistance Program (EAP) includes free counseling sessions and legal advice options.
We offer tuition reimbursement for formal education credits.
We offer a retirement savings plan with an employer contribution.
What makes a successful Nurse at The University of Kansas Health System? Review the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right combination.
- Accountable to Team
- Takes Initiative
- Possesses Integrity
- Desire to Grow & Develop
- Work with a team that supports you, in a place where you will feel you belong and will make a difference. We empower staff to put the patient first in all things – even beyond clinical care. We value people.
- Driven to serve: Every employee makes an impact, regardless of your role – no matter if you’re in scheduling, facilities or clinical staff. We know that each step of the process ultimately impacts the patient.
- Our leadership is approachable, open-minded, and adaptable to challenges in healthcare.
- We demonstrate values proudly and consistently. Values such as diversity and inclusion are important to our staff; there is a desire to see this reflected by the health system internally and externally.
- Even though we are a large organization, our employees feel the health system’s resources, culture and commitment to quality allow them to provide exceptional care for patients.
- Our health system welcomes patients and cases that other hospitals cannot. This represents our commitment to care and our passion to challenge ourselves and be the best.
- We are a true healthcare leader in the region, rooted in experience and excellence.
- We offer unique opportunities for professional development, as well as convenient pathways for onsite continuing education among healthcare professionals and staff – from GED to CEUs.
- We make a difference in our communities by improving the health and lives of our patients.
- We also support our communities through Health System Employees Reaching Out events.
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