RN/LPN Hospice Float - 32hrs/week

HopeWest; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and Vision insurance

Paid time off

Medical leave accrual

Employer-paid life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

403(b) retirement with employer match

Mileage reimbursement

Bilingual pay differential

Staff discounts at local partners

Job summary

HopeWest in Grand Junction, CO seeks a RN/LPN Hospice Float for 32 hours per week across rotating 4-8 hour days, with some weekend work. The Float Nurse delivers patient care, supports referrals, admissions and triage, and may serve as primary nurse during leaves.

The role is cross-trained across teams and participates in on-call rotations. Qualified candidates hold a CO RN or LPN license, a CO driver's license with reliable transportation and auto insurance, and at least 1 year of relevant

Qualifications

• Must have unrestricted RN or LPN license in the State of Colorado.
• Must have valid Colorado driver's license, reliable transportation and auto insurance coverage.
• Minimum of 1 year experience, preferred in acute care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care to assigned patients in their regions, including single visits, referrals or admissions, and telephone triage.
• Cross-train to provide nursing services to patients and families across multiple teams/locations.
• participate in on-call rotation.

Education

Colorado RN or LPN license

Colorado driver's license

Job description

RN/LPN Hospice Float - Grand Junction Community

32hrs/week - 4-8hr days (rotating days, includes some weekends)

If you are longing to put everything you've learned as a nurse into practice, we hope you will consider joining the HopeWest hospice team.

If you want something 'more than a job', more like a calling, you will find it at HopeWest. If you want to connect with the reasons you became a nurse, use the experience and education you have gained, and find the joy of changing the community you live in, you will love being a nurse at HopeWest.

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The Float Nurse is responsible for providing patient care to assigned patients in their assigned regions. This may be providing a single visit, completing a referral or admission visit, providing telephone triage, and/or temporarily serving as a "primary nurse" to cover leaves and absences. This position will be cross trained to provide nursing services of individualized care to patients and their families in multiple teams/locations throughout HopeWest. This position also participates in on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Must have unrestricted RN or LPN license in the State of Colorado
• Must have valid Colorado driver's license, reliable transportation and auto insurance coverage
• Minimum of 1yr experience, preferred in acute care setting

Pay & Benefits

• Pay: LPN - $29.83-$33.00, RN - $35.03-$40.05, (differentials: $5/hr weekends & $6/hr nights)
• Premium pay for CHPN/WCC
• UMR Health Insurance - Delta Dental and VSP Vision - Immediate PTO and medical leave accrual - Employer-paid life insurance - Employee Assistance Program - 403(b) retirement with up to 3% employer match - Mileage reimbursement for work-related driving - Additional pay for bilingual fluency - 15% employee discount at Spoons Bistro & Bakery and Heirlooms

About HopeWest:

HopeWest is a non-profit organization that has been providing exceptional hospice, palliative and PACE services to the Western Slope for over 33 years through its 450 employees and over a thousand volunteers. A recipient of multiple quality and innovation awards, HopeWest brings the community together to change how we all experience aging, illness, and grief. It is devoted to not just amazing patient care, but family care.

At HopeWest, we hold strong core values that are followed internally with staff as well as in the daily care of our patients & their loved ones. Employees of HopeWest are ambassadors that help continue our strong reputation in the communities we serve. If you want to feel honor and pride in the work that you do, while supporting a meaningful mission, come join our HopeWest Team! Together, through creativity, volunteerism, and philanthropy we change the experiences of aging, illness, and grief - one family at a time.

HopeWest honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply. This position will remain open until filled.