RN - Nights

HPC; Owensboro (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartford House in Owensboro, KY is seeking a full-time overnight registered nurse to provide compassionate hospice and palliative care in an inpatient setting. You will advocate for patients and families, coordinate with physicians and hospice staff, and deliver high-quality nursing care through the night shifts.

Required: graduation from an accredited nursing program, Kentucky RN licensure, CPR certification; physical ability to perform duties; willingness to work weekends/holidays as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current Kentucky RN license and CPR certification.
• Willingness to work overnight shifts, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Ability to meet physical demands (lift up to 50 pounds).

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive hospice and palliative nursing care in an inpatient setting.
• Advocates for patients and families and coordinates with physicians and hospice staff.
• Collects data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors and incorporates into the plan of care.
• Maintains up-to-date patient records.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Education

Registered Nurse degree (RN)

Kentucky RN licensure

CPR certification

Job description

This opening is for a full-time overnight RN position at the Heartford House.

Delivers quality hospice and palliative nursing care to patients in the inpatient hospice setting. Acts as a patient/family advocate and a Hospice representative, meeting the patient/family needs throughout the hospice experience.

The responsibilities of this position enumerated below, involve significant physical activities including standing, sitting, lifting (up to 50 pounds unassisted), bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, twisting, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. May be exposed to infectious waste/diseases, to include but not limited to TB, AIDS, COVID, and Hepatitis B viruses. Must be willing to work beyond normal working hours, including weekends and holidays when necessary.

DUTIES:

• Assumes primary responsibility for a patient/family caseload that includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, teaching, and evaluation phases of the nursing process
• Initiates communication with attending physicians, hospice staff members, and other agencies as needed to coordinate optimal care for the patient/family
• Obtains data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family health status and incorporate that data into the plan of care
• Maintains up-to-date patient records
• Other duties as needed

Must be a graduated of an accredited school of nursing, hold a current licensure in the state of Kentucky, and be CPR certified.