Registered Nurse

Description

RN - Hospice Home (Contingent, PRN) Job Summary:

Hospice of Lenawee, a 5-STAR Medicare.gov rated hospice, is seeking a compassionate Michigan licensed RN for a contingent position in our 8-bed inpatient Hospice Home. The RN will provide personalized, patient-centered care to individuals and their families. We are looking for someone with a genuine calling to support those in the last season of life (hospice experience preferred, but we are willing to train).

RN - Hospice Home (Contingent, PRN) Pay & Benefits:

• Salary:
  Competetive, commensurate with experience
• A positive work-life balance
• $3/hour contingent stipend
• $1/hour night shift differential
• Employee Assistance Program

RN - Hospice Home (Contingent, PRN) Schedule:

• Contingent:
  Work a minimum of 12 hours per month after the completion of your introductory period to include at least 2 weekend shifts per quarter based on departmental needs
• Day
  
  Shift: 7:00 a.m.
  
  - 7:30 p.m.
• Night
  
  Shift: 7:00 p.m.
  
  - 7:30 a.m.
• Work a minimum of 72 hours per year
• Work two (2) holidays per year at least one (1) of them a winter holiday based on departmental needs

Requirements

RN - Hospice Home (Contingent, PRN) Requirements:

• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing
• Current Michigan Registered Nurse License
• BSN degree, preferred
• CPR certification, required
• Food handler card, required
• Two years of clinical nursing experience in hospice, home health, or oncology nursing, preferred; experience in healthcare is required
• Experience with dying patients and their families, hospice experience preferred

RN - Hospice Home (Contingent, PRN) Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides skilled nursing care based on sound organizational, analytical and problem-solving techniques, and accepted standards of care.
• Develops a comprehensive care plan that addresses physical, emotional, cultural, and spiritual needs of the patient and family based on input from the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Assesses patient and family response to related plan of care interventions.
• Aggressively advocates for pain and symptom management.
• Teaches, supervises, and counsels the patient and family regarding care issues.
• Directs and supervises LPN and Hospice Aide.
• Assists with patient personal care, laundry, dietary, and housekeeping services as needed.

About Us:

Hospice of Lenawee has been providing compassionate, patient and family-centered care to our community since 1982. We are proud to be a 5-STAR Hospice as rated by Medicare.gov and have been voted Lenawee County's Best Non-Profit for EIGHT YEARS IN A ROW and Best Hospice for THREE YEARS IN A ROW. For us, working at Hospice of Lenawee isn't just a job, it's a calling to truly make a difference.