Registered Nurse - Hospice House RN

Saint Luke's Health System; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 62,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke's Health System is seeking a compassionate Hospice Nurse to provide end-of-life care at their Hospice House. This role involves working directly with patients from the ICU, managing their symptoms, and providing education to families. Join a dedicated team delivering quality care to patients in need, while enjoying competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical health plans

Continuing Education Assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Leave of Absence and PTO

Retirement contributions

Employee Assistance Program

Clinical Advancement Program

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license required in Missouri.
• Less than 1 year applicable experience preferred.
• Ability to manage invasive procedures like IVs.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care to patients with terminal illness.
• Coordinates care for both patient and family.
• Conducts initial assessment of patients’ conditions.

Skills

Patient education

Symptom management

Medication administration

Care coordination

Electronic documentation

Education

Associate Degree

Registered Nurse (MO)

Job description

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The Opportunity:

As a Hospice Nurse at Saint Luke’s Hospice House, you will provide end of life care and symptoms management to patients straight from the ICU outside their home. Many of these patients require aggressive symptom management and may be on drips, LVADs, ventilator/bipap, or have trachs. You will provide patient education to patients and patients’ loved ones, provide medication administration. You will work with a multidisciplinary team in the care management plan and use a team approach to provide exceptional patient care.

Job Description

The Opportunity:

As a Hospice Nurse at Saint Luke’s Hospice House, you will provide end of life care and symptoms management to patients straight from the ICU outside their home. Many of these patients require aggressive symptom management and may be on drips, LVADs, ventilator/bipap, or have trachs. You will provide patient education to patients and patients’ loved ones, provide medication administration. You will work with a multidisciplinary team in the care management plan and use a team approach to provide exceptional patient care.

Shift: Full-time, 3 12-hour shifts per week, nights.

The Work

• Provides direct nursing care to patients with terminal illness.
• Management and coordination of care to include both the patient and family.
• Completes initial assessment of physical, emotional, and spiritual status.
• Aggressive pain and symptom management, including frequent medication administration and adjustments. Management of IV infusions and titration of drips.
• Provides education and support related to end of life and imminent death.
• Open, sensitive, and non-judgmental presence accepting of different beliefs, cultures, and values.
• Uses electronic documentation to describe symptoms, interventions, physical assessment, education and support provided
  
  

Why St. Luke’s Home Care

We value our nurses’ knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and provide quality care. Our nurses are compensated fairly for their hard work and dedication to our patients, we offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:

• Medical health plans
• Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement
• Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans
• Retirement contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Clinical Advancement Program – Shared Governance, Unit Based Project, Career Advancement
  
  

Saint Luke’s Hospice House is a freestanding facility that offers hospice care for patients who may require more symptom management than can be provided at home or may prefer to spend their final days in another safe, loving location.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Family Care Safety Registry - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)

Associate Degree

Job Details

Full Time

Night (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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