RN: Hospice

RN:
Hospice – WVU Medicine

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• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi‑state RN license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Valid driver’s license.
• CPR certification within 30 days of hire date.

• One year of Home Care Nursing and 2 years of prior nursing experience.

• Perform hospice aide functions and monitor basic patient care according to policies.
• Provide a safe and comfortable environment in the patient’s home.
• Ensure privacy and demonstrate concern for the patient’s dignity during all care.
• Complete assignments promptly and assume on‑call responsibility per policy.
• Communicate patient care problems to Administrative Staff and IDT members to assure continuity and coordination.
• Provide care based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, education level, and related criteria for all age groups.
• Utilize admission criteria per agency guidelines and formulate a plan of care with the IDT.
• Document full system assessments, including physical and psychosocial aspects, and identify age‑specific criteria upon admission and each visit thereafter.
• Respond to changes in patient condition with appropriate nursing action and report significant changes to staff or physician.
• Document patient status and services furnished in accordance with documentation policy.
• Perform CPR when directed by patient’s representative’s wishes.
• Use and maintain DME and medical supplies efficiently; notify admin/doctor if R/T DME issues occur.
• Demonstrate proper bag technique and equipment maintenance per policy.
• Utilize supplies effectively to ensure cost containment and maintain IV site integrity.
• Perform treatments/procedures (e.g., vital signs, specimen collection, ostomy care, catheterization, wound care, suctioning, gastric tube maintenance).
• Provide patient teaching according to policy.
• Coordinate medication administration and changes in level of care according to standards.
• Identify stages of death and dying.
• Complete IDT forms, Medicare LMRPs, and patient discharge summaries per regulations.
• Perform evening and weekend duties, including chart audits and follow‑up calls as needed.

• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and feeling.
• Lift, move, and position patients of all weights with varying assistance.
• Maintain visual acuity and hearing within normal ranges.
• Exert 10–50 pounds of force occasionally or frequently as needed.
• Operate a motor vehicle safely.

• Exposure to bodily fluids, human tissues, contagious diseases, sharps, and toxic gases.
• Exposure to electrical current and radiation from X‑rays.
• Exposure to unpredictable road and weather conditions during patient visits.
• Work primarily in patients’ homes with extensive travel required.

• Perform complex mental activity in highly technical situations.
• Work successfully under high stress, adapting to varying workloads.
• Make sound independent judgments and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members.
• Comprehend and follow oral and written instructions.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Calculate drug dosages and infusion rates accurately.
• Work weekends, holidays, and all shifts.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and compliance with safety policies.
• Perform IV skills and other nursing procedures.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Exempt/Non‑Exempt:
Non‑Exempt

Shift: United States of America (Non‑Exempt)

Company: SHC WVUHS Home Care

Cost Center: 370 SHC Hospice Clarksburg

Address: 2673 Davisson Run Rd., Clarksburg, West Virginia

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.