Hospice RN 2nd Shift- Sheboygan/Mant

516 Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin, Inc.; Sheboygan (WI); On-site; USD 101,722,000 - 152,583,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

516 Visiting Nurse Association of Wisconsin, Inc. is seeking a Nurse Clinician II for the WI Hospice Divisional - Nursing: SCT team in Sheboygan. The position is full-time (40 hours/week) with a 4p–12a schedule and a $10,000 sign-on bonus for external applicants.

This role requires a Wisconsin RN license and a current driver's license, and involves delivering comprehensive hospice care, coordinating with the care team, and supporting patients and families across settings.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience.
• Earn 10.0 continuing education credits annually.
• Has demonstrated proficiency for the requirements for NC I

Responsibilities

• Incorporates responsibility, accountability, clinical decision-making, authority, shared governance, and critical thinking in daily nursing practice.
• Provides individualized care to promote physical and psychosocial comfort.
• Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in planning and implementing care.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals in developing plans of care and age-specific strategies.
• Supports patient’s decisions and responds to crises and/or death with home visits as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to assess and respond to hospice needs in varied settings.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Wisconsin RN license

Driver's license

Hospice care

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Department: 34141 WI Hospice Divisional - Nursing: SCT (Supportive Care Team) Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: 4p-12a Monday through Friday, rotating holiday track (2 holidays per year) Services the Sheboygan/Manitowoc area. Cities include but not limited to: Adell, Elkhart Lake, Waldo, and Francis Creek. External candidates may be eligible for a $10,000 sign on bonus! Pay Range $35.50 - $53.25

Major Responsibilities

Nurse/Patient Relationship

1. Incorporates the concepts of responsibility, accountability, clinical decision-making, authority, shared governance, and critical thinking in daily nursing practice.
2. Provides individualized care to promote physical and psychosocial comfort. Utilizes principles of optimum pain assessment and management in the delivery of patient care.
3. Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in planning and implementing care. Seeks consultation as needed.
4. Incorporates an individualized, holistic approach in the plan of care
5. Assesses by gathering and appraising data to focus on age appropriate patient needs.
6. Continually evaluates patients’ and significant others’ response to interventions and appropriately modifies plan of care. Responds respectfully to patient values, customs and spiritual needs.
7. Collaborates with physicians and/or other health care professionals in developing relationships, plans of care and age specific strategies.
8. Supports patient’s decision to question, refuse, or terminate treatment. Responds to physical or emotional crisis and/or death of patient, making home visit to provide care as appropriate.
9. Provides supportive care to family members and involved caregivers throughout patient’s illness.
10. Demonstrates ability to assess and respond to the needs of Hospice patients/families in varied settings.

Assures/Improving Quality Care

1. Mobilizes appropriate resources in response to situations that have the potential to negatively impact patient and family outcomes.
2. Adapts practice to the latest standards according to evidence-based literature.
3. Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives.
4. Participates in efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety Assesses physical environment and reports unsafe conditions. Adheres to safety standards.
5. Continually demonstrates current knowledge of Regulatory/Reimbursement standards.
6. Looks for ways to improve processes, recommends solutions and implements appropriately. Measures outcomes and utilizes data to recommend changes.
7. Utilizes effectively and efficiently resources, supplies, and equipment.

Patient/Staff Education

1. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn, and modifies approach as necessary.
2. Seeks out opportunities to enhance knowledge, skill, and competence of department members. Independently seeks out opportunities to learn and grow both interpersonally and functionally. Takes responsibility for keeping skills and knowledge in field up to date. Displays willingness and ability to learn and apply new skills.
3. Plans, implements, and provides follow-up education for patients/S.O. appropriate to the patient's level of understanding.
4. Instructs volunteers and hired caregivers in delivery of Hospice care as appropriate.
5. Completes self-evaluation in a timely and thorough manner. Supports the peer evaluation process by gathering and providing information as requested.

Nursing Process

1. Recognizes changes in clinical situations. Evaluates and implements changes to the plan of care.
2. Consistently makes sound clinical decisions, demonstrating the ability to care for patients with complex problems.
3. Prioritizes and organizes patient care and ensures follow through with planned care.
4. Initiates referrals and discharge planning for assigned patients and actively coordinates utilizing the interdisciplinary approach.
5. Consistently demonstrates competence in implementation of patient care in accordance with established clinical standards of care, age specific policies, and federal/state law. Viewed as competent. Maintains knowledge base.
6. Documentation is thorough, accurate, timely, legible, and concise with minimal duplication.

Leadership/Collaboration/Professional Development

1. Participates in unit meetings and activities that improve patient care or administrative systems Utilizes available resources to maintain current knowledge base relevant to practice Attends at least 80% of all required department meetings and in-services.
2. Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills, promoting collaboration among healthcare team members.
3. Demonstrates ability to critique own nursing practice and achieves required certifications or Bachelor’s Degree.
4. Earns a minimum of 10 contact hours per year.
5. Employee Health requirements are up to date. (i.e., TB, fit testing, Hep B series completed or formally declined, etc.)
6. Completes all required Safety, Infection Control and OSHA education. All Healthstream and written competency exams are current.
7. Supports all Accrediting Organization compliance efforts. Actively participates in ongoing readiness efforts. Individually meets and complies with all Accrediting Organization regulations.
8. Complies with Code of Conduct, confidentiality, and HIPAA policies. Has completed annual HIPAA education. Has completed annual Business Conduct education.

Licensure: Registered Nurse - Current Wisconsin RN license A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Current CPR Education/Experience Required

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Minimum 1 year of experience
• Earn 10.0 continuing education credits annually
• Has demonstrated proficiency for the requirements for NC I

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Computer skills
• Good time management and organizational skills
• Familiarity with patient care equipment

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
• Certain positions may need to take call
• Ability to transport objects, patients, and equipment
• Ability to respond quickly to patient needs and work at fast pace
• Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick
• Ability to assist in evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster
• Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients
• Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit
• Ability to lift 100 pounds occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds frequently and/or in excess of 20 pounds constantly

Addendum

Responsible for providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care by incorporating the concepts of responsibility, accountability, clinical decision-making, authority, shared governance, and critical thinking in daily nursing practice. Primary role is to use the nursing process in overseeing patient care to achieve the desired outcome in the department. A Nurse Clinician II plans and sets goals which demonstrates a wholistic approach to patients and families. Assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level. Demonstrates a mastery of clinical skills. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

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