Hospice Nurse RN - Grundy Center, IA

Job Details

Job Location:

Grundy Center, IA 50638

We are currently seeking a compassionate Hospice Nurse (RN) to join our well-respected team in the Grundy Center office.

Cedar Valley Hospice is the premier hospice agency serving 15 counties with offices in Waterloo, Grundy Center, Independence, and Waverly. At Cedar Valley Hospice you will work with the best clinicians, nurses, and management team, learning highly regarded practices to achieve optimum outcomes for our patients and their families. As a not-for-profit hospice, we believe “compassionate care” is not just a phrase spoken, but rather a way of living and working every day to help support patients and their families.

Our mission exemplifies the organization’s focus on providing the best care possible for patients at home or wherever they reside.

Full Time (1.0 FTE):
Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm (40 hours per week). This position requires an average of 2-3 weekends per year and 1-2 weeknights per month of on-call coverage. A holiday on-call rotation is also required.

• A family-friendly work environment
• Generous paid time off
• Quality benefit options including a 401k plan
• Up to $2,500 relocation reimbursement for those moving 60 miles or more
• Public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer

• Provide ongoing assessment of the physical, emotional, and mental statuses of patients/families.
• Provide direct nursing care in compliance with physician’s orders to assigned patients/families.
• Monitor patients for changes in condition and update medication list and plan of care to reflect changes.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and participate in developing and updating the patients’ plans of care.

• Current Iowa state RN license.
• Positive attitude and team player.
• Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills with ability to learn work-related software and basic typing skills.
• Current Iowa driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and car insurance.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
• 2 years of recent experience as a nurse in a related field.
• 1 year of experience in hospice or home care nursing.
• Experience working in a team environment.

• Ability to move 50 lbs with or without accommodation.
• In an 8-hour day, employee may remain in a stationary position 1-5 hours and move about inside CVH site offices/locations, meeting spaces, patient residences, and healthcare facility locations 3-7 hours (or vice versa).
• Pre-employment/post-offer physical, TB, and drug screen required.

If you are ready to make a positive difference in the lives of families and work passionately for an award-winning employer, apply today! Interested applicants should apply online ospice.org.

Cedar Valley Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. Cedar Valley Hospice prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.