Hospice Registered Nurse: Meaningful Home Care & Growth

Three Oaks Hospice, Inc.; Colorado; On-site; USD 72,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Three Oaks Hospice, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide skilled nursing care for clients in their homes across the Central / South Denver area, coordinating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality end-of-life care.

The role requires an ADN or BSN, current RN license, CPR, and 2 years of RN experience in clinical settings; hospice or home health preferred. You will assess needs, implement the care plan, educate families, and participate in on-call coverage.

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; hospice/home health experience preferred.
• Current CPR certification.
• Proficient computer skills; Microsoft Office experience 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

Computer literacy

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

RN license

CPR certification

Job description

Three Oaks Hospice, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide skilled nursing care for clients in their homes across the Central / South Denver area, coordinating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality end-of-life care.

The role requires an ADN or BSN, current RN license, CPR, and 2 years of RN experience in clinical settings; hospice or home health preferred. You will assess needs, implement the care plan, educate families, and participate in on-call coverage.