Hospice RN - $72K-117K per year

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Hospice for a nursing position in Saint Louis, Missouri. This staff role focuses on supporting hospice patients and their families, with shift hours from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm and no weekends or on-call requirements. Mileage reimbursement is available for community travel within the Greater St.

Louis Area. Preferred candidates have hospice or admissions experience and an RN license.

Qualifications

• Active RN license required.
• Hospice and admissions experience preferred.
• No weekends, holidays or on call.
• Mileage reimbursement for community travel within the Greater St. Louis Area.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care and collaborate with the interprofessional team.
• Develop, implement, and document plans of care with defined goals and coordinate care across the continuum.
• Promote respect, equity and empathy in diverse populations and advocate for patient-family centered continuity of care.
• Monitor changes in patient condition, update the plan of care, and document in EMR with evidence-based practices.
• This is a safety-sensitive position requiring alertness and safe performance of duties.

Skills

Hospice care

Patient assessment

Care planning

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing/Home Health

Job description

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Hospice for a nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Hospice

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Additional Information About the RoleFlexible to work 4-10s

Hours of coverage 9 am to 7:30 pm

Benefit Eligible position

No weekends, holiday or on call

Supporting Hospice patients and their families

Prior experience in admissions or hospice is preferred!

Community Travel within the Greater St. Louis Area – Mileage reimbursement based off IRS Standard Rate Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.

BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Evaluates the client and furnishes services requiring substantial and specialized skill, appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, and instructions to assist the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques. When assigned as case manager, the staff nurse is responsible for coordinating all aspects of care related to that patient.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Promotes respect, equity and empathy in interactions with diverse and vulnerable populations through care delivery (e.g. support for emotional, spiritual, and cultural preferences of patient, family and/or caregivers). Practices collaborative problem solving, service recovery and advocacy for patient family centered continuity of care. Implements care by integrating data from the interprofessional team and critical thinking in a safe and timely manner.
• Evaluates changes in patient's condition, informs and collaborates with family and/or caregivers, and communicates with interprofessional team as changes occur in plan of care, updates plan of care in EMR. Evaluates current nursing care to ensure evidence-based practice and quality patient outcomes.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

• Education
• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - NursingExperience
• <2 years
• Supervisor Experience
• No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications
• Valid Driver's License
• RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education
• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing/Home HealthExperience
• 2-5 years

BJC Total Rewards

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance
• *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

BJC HealthCare Job ID #119014. Posted job title: Admissions Hospice RN

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.