Hospice Inpatient Center RN

Want to join our Team? We are currently looking for a compassionate and dedicated PRN/RN to join our Inpatient Care Center (ICC) team. As an RN in a GIP-setting, you will take the lead in providing nursing care and case management for those with life-limiting illnesses, helping patients and their caregivers navigate end-of-life care with compassion. You will work with your team’s Social Workers, Chaplains, and CNAs, as well as our Hospice Physicians, to provide the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of care.

Office

Location:

Pasadena, Maryland Coverage Area:
Rebecca Fortney Inpatient Care Center Status: PRN

Schedule:

Nights – 7pm – 7:30am - PRN's are required to work a minimum of two (2) shifts per month and one (1) holiday per year.

Main Responsibilities:

Provide direct patient care sufficient to meet the patient’s total nursing need in accordance with the patient’s hospice plan of care assuring each patient receives treatments, medications, and diet as tolerated.

Correctly identifies, communicates and collaborates on patient problems/priorities/issues based upon assessment data, establishes measurable patient goals and communicates initial/ongoing plan of care appropriately to interdisciplinary team. Recognizes changes in clinical status and reports them to the appropriate individual.

Collaborates with patient/family when developing plan of care, adjusting communication style as necessary. Establishes priority for patient care based on immediate patient condition and mutually set patient needs/expectations.

Ensures patient/caregiver teaching and patient/caregiver level of understanding and response to teaching are documented. Incorporates teaching into routine care, involving patient/caregiver. Incorporates learning needs in discharge plan.

Completes all electronic documentation, at the point of care or in the patient care corridor, following the appropriate protocol.

Assists Field Teams when needed

Your

Qualifications:

Current Maryland RN license or accepted reciprocal out-of-state nursing licensure; and/or CHPN certification preferred2 or more years of nursing experience in med/surg or home care required, with experience in hospice, end-of-life, or critical care experience preferred.

Hospice certification (CHP) preferred.

Strong and creative, problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize and delegate.

Familiarity and comfort with documenting in an Electronic Medical Record.

Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and reliable transportation

Ability to meet the physical demands of the position with or without reasonable  accordance with Hospice of the Chesapeake’s commitment to leadership and industry-leading care, we require that all employees be vaccinated against influenza, as well as being screened for TB upon hire and annually thereafter. Documented and supported requests for religious and medical accommodations may be considered but may not be approved in all circumstances.#IND