RN Inpatient Care Center - Days

Pathways Hospice; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 57,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical premium coverage

HSA with employer funding

PTO 17 days

Seven paid holidays

401(k) employer match

Education reimbursement

Certification pay

Early wage access

Job summary

Pathways Hospice in Fort Collins, CO is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Inpatient Care Center. The position is full-time, 3x12 hour day shifts, with a Tue/Fri/Sat schedule and hourly pay in the $41.44–$45.51 range.

The RN will coordinate care across the care team, educate patients and families, supervise CNAs, and participate in interdisciplinary discussions to ensure high-quality hospice services.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school and licensure as an RN.
• 1–2 years hospice/palliative care, medical/surgical, or home health experience.
• Ability to educate patients and families about hospice philosophy and care.

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled nursing coordination of care to patients (neonates to geriatrics) per Plan of Care.
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care in IDT/IDG meetings.
• Communicates with attending provider for medications and supplies.
• Educates patients, families, and caregivers on hospice and palliative care.
• Supervises CNAs and delegates tasks per policy.
• Participates in team training, committees, and orientation activities.

Skills

Nursing skills

Patient care coordination

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education for patients and families

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing school

BSN preferred

Job description

Join Pathways Hospice and be part of one of the best a 4-star hospice recognized for delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients and families across Northern Colorado. Our supportive, mission-driven team is committed to clinical excellence and continually elevating care, while offering excellent benefits and meaningful work that makes a difference.

Pathways Hospice has an immediate opening for a Registered Nurse, Days, Inpatient Care Center.

Location

Ft. Collins, CO

Status

Full-time, 3x12's, day shift

Schedule

Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 7a-7p

PAY RANGE

$41.44 - $45.51 per hourly

SUPPLEMENTAL PAY

Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage/Overtime

MILEAGE AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

Sixty-two and a half cents per mile one of the highest in the industry!

CULTURE, BENEFITS AND PERKS

• We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life.
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000
• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay): 17 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

REWARDING WORK YOU WILL DO

Provides patient care using nursing skills and processes in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice, keeping within the policies, values and mission of the organization. The RN is a member of the Interdisciplinary Team/Group (IDT/IDG).

• Provides skilled nursing coordination of care to patients (neonates to geriatrics) as determined by the Plan of Care (POC). Uses education, mentoring, guidance and interventions to achieve goals of care.
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care; participates in the POC in IDT/IDG meetings as assigned.
• Demonstrates appropriate nursing care, including communicating with attending provider for medications and supplies.
• Educates patients, families, caregivers and community regarding hospice philosophy and palliative treatments or home health, if applicable.
• Supervises Certified Nurse Aides (CNA); delegates specific tasks per agency policy.
• Participates in related services, such as community education, team training, staff/board committees and orientation of employees.
• Understands the acute care needs of patients admitted to the Inpatient/Critical Care Units.
• Completes initial nursing assessment and admissions processes for newly admitted patients.
• Manages customer service needs that are unique to a care unit.

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOVE ABOUT YOU

• Minimum Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Minimum Experience: One to two (1-2) years of experience in hospice and/or palliative care, medical/surgical, public health, oncology, acute care or home health.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 35 lbs.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado's Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.

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