RN - Inpatient Center, Flex

Rainbow Community Care; Johnson Creek (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainbow Hospice Care in Johnson Creek, WI is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Inpatient Center night shift on a flex-time basis. The RN will assess ongoing changes in patients’ conditions and support families with end-of-life care.

Under the Inpatient Center Manager, the RN uses the nursing process to plan and evaluate care, coordinates with the care team, and ensures documentation and infection control standards are followed.

Qualifications

• Wisconsin Nursing license required.
• Hospice experience preferred.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Current auto insurance on vehicle required.
• COVID vaccination series required.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of Medicare Hospice Benefit, philosophy and specific criteria to establish eligibility for inpatient admission to the appropriate level of care.
• Knowledge of specialized nursing skills for pain and symptom management and end-of-life care.
• Knowledge of county and state regulations for time of death care including coroner case protocols.
• Integrates and demonstrates excellent standard infection control practice in all aspects of patient and family care and teaching opportunities.
• Uses the nursing process to assess patient care needs and applies to the plan of care.
• Evaluates and implements physician orders and plan of care, reporting response and patient condition changes to attending physician, medical director and IDT members as appropriate.
• Demonstrates flexibility in work schedules and shared responsibility for delivery of care.
• Uses excellent organizational and communication skills to prioritize, supervise and manage daily work for self and other care team members.
• Able to use computerized charting and document within work shift.

Skills

Wisconsin Nursing license

Hospice experience

Valid driver's license

Auto insurance

COVID vaccination

Job description

Job Details:

Job Location: Johnson Creek, WI 53094, Registered Nurse Inpatient Center Night Shift, Flex

Mission Statement:

Providing comfort, care and meaning at the end of life.

Come work in an environment that will make you glad you're a health care professional! Use your skills to provide high quality home care to terminally ill patients.

Rainbow Hospice Care is currently accepting applications for RNs to help out on night shifts at our inpatient center on a flex time basis.

Under the supervision of the Inpatient Center Manager, the RN assesses the initial and ongoing changes in the patients disease progression and the impact on the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs for adaptive equipment or durable medical equipment. The RN will also assess the caregiver and provide teaching and support as appropriate for meeting the patients and families needs.

Essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Knowledge of Medicare Hospice Benefit, philosophy and specific criteria to establish eligibility for inpatient admission to the appropriate level of care.
• Knowledge of specialized nursing skills for pain and symptom management and end-of-life care.
• Knowledge of county and state regulations for time of death care including coroner case protocols.
• Integrates and demonstrates excellent standard infection control practice in all aspects of patient and family care and teaching opportunities.
• Uses the nursing process to assess patient care needs and applies to the plan of care.
• Evaluates and implements physician orders and plan of care, reporting response and patient condition changes to attending physician, medical director and IDT members as appropriate.
• Demonstrates flexibility in work schedules and shared responsibility for delivery of care.
• Uses excellent organizational and communication skills to prioritize, supervise and manage daily work for self and other care team members.
• Able to use computerized charting and document within work shift.

Qualifications: Professional Qualifications

• Wisconsin Nursing license is required.
• Hospice experience is preferred.
• Valid drivers license required.
• Current auto insurance on vehicle required.
• COVID vaccination series required.

Personal Qualifications

• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Maintains all required licenses, certifications or registrations required of this position.
• Able to maintain healthy boundaries.
• Able to maintain positive interpersonal relationships.
• Able to be self-directed.
• Tactful and courteous in contact and communication with others.

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