RN - Homecare

Hospice of WF; Wichita Falls (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hospice of Wichita Falls is seeking premier compassionate nurses to join our Homecare Team. We serve Wichita, Archer, Clay, Jack, Montague, and Young counties with patient‑centered care in homes and facilities.

As a Registered Nurse, you will assess and plan care, direct the team, document thoroughly, and contribute to billing processes to support our mission of Care, Hope, and Support for All when Illness Threatens Life.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
• Current Texas Board of Nurse Examiners license.
• Ability to understand the physical, psychosocial and spiritual concerns of terminally ill patients in home settings.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Compassionate approach with effective written and oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Meet patients where they are; provide nursing care in patients' homes and communities.
• Develop best plans of care with input from patient families and the care team.
• Direct other team members to ensure patient expectations are exceeded.
• Document care thoroughly to paint a clear patient picture for continuity of care.
• Assist with billing processes as part of the care delivery.

Skills

Compassionate

Effective communication

Critical thinking

Team leadership

Education

Registered Nurse license (TX)

Job description

Share your love of nursing!!!

What a privilege we have to be invited into the lives or patients and their families to provide them with loving and compassionate care through providing excellent nursing. Hospice of Wichita Falls is actively seeking premier compassionate nurses to join our Homecare Team. We need you to allow us to provide Care, Hope, and Support For All When Illness Threatens Life for our patients and families. We need you to help us fulfill our mission. Apply today!

About Hospice of Wichita Falls

For over 41 years, Hospice of Wichita Falls has been the only non-profit community-based hospice in the area, providing services in 12 North Texas counties. Our wonderful nursing staff meets our patients and families where they are, private homes, nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, or our free-standing 24-bed inpatient center. It is our goal to provide premier care while honoring and upholding the patient's wishes whenever possible.

Hospice of Wichita Falls takes pride in providing an excellent working environment where teamwork, communication and respect for every individual are key aspect in achieving our mission of "Care, Hope, Support for All when Illness Threatens Life." Our team members share a passion for patient care, a caring manner and desire to make a difference in someone's life. The appreciation a member of our team receives from leadership, patients, families, and the community is unparalleled. Do you have the Hospice Heart?

Your Life as a Registered Nurse-Homecare

Your role is very important to our patients and organization. We meet our patients where they are and this position will serve our patients in Wichita, Archer, Clay, Jack, Montague, and Young counties. We will rely on you to ensure that all patients you visit have addressed any nursing needs or determine the need for other team members to assist. To achieve this you will assist the patient or family in determining the best plan of care that meets their needs. We are a team and it is your role to direct other team members and ensure that they are exceeding our patient's expectations. We want to share your extraordinary care and need to make sure that we are able to process billing. You are responsible for documenting your care and ensuring your team members are as well. This documentation should paint the picture of your patient, so if another team member is given the honor of serving that patient they are aware of their expectation and know what is currently working. Your focus will always be on what is your patient's greatest need and providing "Care, Hope, and Support for all when Illness threatens life." As a Registered Nurse, your goal should be that your patient's experience is the memory of their loved one.

Job Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing
• Recipient of a current license by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
• Ability to understand the physical, psychosocial and spiritual concerns/and problems of terminally ill patients in a home setting.
• Possess critical thinking skills.
• Compassionate
• Effective Communication both written and oral.