Hospice Registered Nurse RN (PRN)

Three Oaks Hospice, Inc.; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Three Oaks Hospice, Inc. seeks a registered nurse to provide skilled nursing care in patients’ homes within the Temple area. The RN coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team (IDT), educates patients and families, and ensures adherence to hospice protocols and end-of-life care plans.

The role requires an RN license in Texas, CPR certification, and at least two years of clinical nursing experience, with hospice or home health exposure preferred. On-call duties may apply.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Associate or bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Current state RN license and driver’s license.
• Two years RN experience in a clinical care setting; hospice/home health preferred.
• Current CPR certification.
• Proficient with computers; MS Office experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to cope with family emotional stress.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of patient needs and ADLs.
• Implement and revise the care plan as needed.
• Educate patient/family on disease, self-care, end-of-life care, nutrition.
• Provide training to other staff as needed.
• Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes showing progress toward goals.
• Coordinate all patient/family services with the IDT and referrals.
• Maintain on-call responsibilities and provide on-call care.
• Communicate information using current processes and technology.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Nursing assessment

Education

ADN/Bachelor's in Nursing

Tools

Computer literacy

Microsoft Office

Job description

Territory Temple Come join our team at Three Oaks Hospice and our sister companiesAgape Hospice Care Sage Hospice Primary and Palliative Care Elevation Hospice of Colorado Elevation Hospice and Primary and Palliative Care of Utah We are growing and looking for compassionate professionals who want to make a meaningful impact while building a rewarding career in hospice and palliative care Together we share a unified mission to deliver best in class care to patients and families While each organization maintains its own identity and local culture we operate as one connected networkusing shared systems and support to create a smooth consistent and candidate friendly hiring experience

Why Work for Us

We are committed to being an employer of choice offering a supportive culture centered on patient care clinical excellence and employee success If youre looking for purpose stability and growththis is the place to be Join our team

Position Summary

Primary functions are to administer skilled nursing care for clients of all ages in their place of residence coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team patientfamily and referring agency; and assumes the responsibility for coordination of care

Essential Duties

• Initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the impact of the terminal disease on the patients physical functional psychosocial and environmental needs and ADLs ie risk for grief culturalspiritual verbal non verbal
• Implement the individualized POC and recommend revisions to the plan as necessary
• Consulting with and educating the patientfamily 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 patientfamily 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 patients needs and outcomes of intervention while evaluating patientfamily response to care
• Determining scope and frequency of services needed based on acuity and patientfamily needs
• Assessing ability of the caregiver to meet the patients 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 patients eligibility
• Perform on call responsibilities and provide on call service to patientsfamilies as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Associate or bachelors degree in Nursing
• Current state license as an RN and current state drivers license
• Two years experience as an RN in a clinical care setting; previous hospice or home health experience preferred
• Current CPR certification
• Proficient skill using a computer is required; Microsoft office suite experience is 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