RN New Market - Day Shift

Agrace; Eau Claire (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay with mileage reimburse

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plans with employer match

Generous PTO and holidays

Comprehensive onboarding and career  

Mentorship and growth opportunities

Job summary

Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care, is seeking an RN for New Market growth in Eau Claire, WI. This full-time role provides patient- and family-centered nursing care, admission assessments, and case management in new markets, aligned with Agrace philosophy, standards, and regulatory requirements.

The RN will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to create and update plans of care, deliver pain and symptom management, educate families, and ensure

Qualifications

• Must hold an active RN license in the state of employment.
• At least one year of nursing experience is preferred.
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle are required.
• Demonstrates knowledge of hospice and end-of-life care and policies.
• Ability to establish and follow plans of care with the IDT.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient and family assessments and evaluations to determine hospice eligibility.
• Provide comprehensive nursing care and case management in new markets.
• Develop, implement, and revise the plan of care in collaboration with the IDT and family.
• Educate patients and families on pain management and symptom control.
• Coordinate with hospital/clinic staff and physicians as needed.
• Document interventions and patient condition in the EHR system.
• Support meetings, precept new staff, and participate in outreach activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Patient-centered care

Documentation

Safety & standard precautions

Microsoft Office

Electronic health records

Education

RN license (state of employment)

1 year nursing experience

Tools

EHR software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location

Location: Eau Claire, WI

Full-time FTE (40 hours/week) | DAY Shift | Monday-Friday | Hours 8a - 4:30p

Includes on call, weekend, and holiday rotations

Make a lasting impact with Agrace

Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are a skilled nurse who values meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!

How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)

The RN – New Market provides patient and family centered care in new geographic markets; they establish, provide, and ensure care consistent with Agrace philosophy, goals, standards, regulations, and policies. This role is responsible for evaluating potential patients for hospice and palliative care, admitting patients to Agrace’s homecare program in new markets, as well as for ensuring patient and family satisfaction through the provision of nursing care and case management by conducting assessments, triaging patient needs, creating and updating the plan of care, providing interventions, communicating, and documenting.

Key Responsibilities

• Patient and Family Assessments and Evaluations
  • Review medical records to identify hospice and palliative care services eligibility, physician orders, and to verify diagnosis.
  • Identify if patient meets admission criteria in collaboration with primary care, specialty, and Agrace physicians. Collaborate with IDT and primary care provider to create HES for determination of hospice eligibility.
  • Identify if patient meets admission criteria by assessing patient’s physical, pain, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, environmental, fall, medication safety, and educational needs. Collect data from the patient, family, significant other and other health care professionals about immediate goals and needs.
  • Collect data from the patient, family, significant other, other members of the interdisciplinary team, and other health care professionals about immediate and longer-term goals and needs.
  • Serve as a consultant to patients and families about end-of-life issues and Agrace programs philosophies and services.
  • Identify, interpret, and document assessment data collected in the nursing interview, physical assessment, and other health data.
  • Serve as a resource and consultant for hospital/clinic staff, physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains about pain, symptom management, end-of-life issues, hospice/palliative care philosophies and services.
  • Document and report significant changes in condition or unusual incidents to appropriate IDT member such as client abuse/neglect, suicidal intent, harmful coping mechanisms or violence, etc.
  • Collaborate with manager regarding all patients deemed ineligible for hospice services.
  • Actively pursue relationships and develop partnerships with all referral sources to promote the benefits of Agrace services.
• Patient Care
  • Assess patients and family’s physical, pain, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and educational needs as outlined by the plan of care (POC).
  • Respond to patient and family needs or change in condition or need for acute patient intervention.
  • Provide interventions, treatments, and pain management to patient and family to meet needs. Evaluate the effectiveness of pain management or other intervention and adjust to meet needs.
  • Provide patient and family education on pain, symptom management, end of life, etc. Evaluate the effectiveness of education and adjust to meet needs.
• Plan of Care
  • Formulate, implement, and revise individualized POC in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), patient, and family. POC to include goals, pain management, interventions, education, discharge plan, etc.
  • Develop reasonable and achievable outcome measures and establish priorities in the planning and provision of care.
  • Obtain medication and other orders.
  • Order durable medical equipment.
  • Read, understand, and follow the plan of care. Document interventions, outcomes, and changes in patient condition in electronic health record (EHR).
  • Delegate visits to appropriate disciplines and manage visit sets.
  • Oversee work of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN).
• Miscellaneous
  • Participate in meetings to plan and evaluate patient/family services.
  • Precept new staff and students.
  • Participates in education and outreach.

You Bring (Qualifications)

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nursing License in state of employment
• One-year nursing experience, preferred
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle
• Ability to develop, maintain, and apply knowledge of hospice and end of life process
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries with patients, families, and co-workers
• Ability to create and follow plans of care, and patient, family, and clinical staff directions
• Basic Microsoft Office skills
• Intermediate electronic health records skills
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to be flexible in time and task to meet organizational needs
• Ability to maintain confidentiality about patients, families, caregivers, staff, donors, and organizational intellectual property
• Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions

Benefits

• Competitive pay with mileage reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE +)
• Retirement plans with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off
• Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development

About Agrace

For more than 45 years, Agrace has been an innovator and leader in both caring for patients and their families, and in educating others about death, dying and grief. We are the largest hospice provider in Wisconsin. Well known for end-of-life care, Agrace also serves people across southern Wisconsin who are aging, seriously ill or grieving.

At Agrace we are strengthened by the unique experiences, cultures and traditions of our staff, patients and clients.

Together, we pursue a vision in which every Agrace staff member is treated fairly, and every patient and client experiences the respectful, individualized care they need and deserve.

We foster a culture of belonging that celebrates people’s uniqueness and leads to meaningful, empathetic connections.

Agrace Health Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.