Registered Nurse; RN Hospice

Lee's Summit
400 NW Murray Rd
Lee's Summit, MO 64081, USA

7 days on, 7 days off - Nights & Weekends

• Competitive pay
• Generous Paid Time Off program
• Continuing education opportunities, such as leadership development and tuition discounts at an area university
• A broad and flexible benefits plan that includes health, dental and vision insurance
• Partnership with health care organization that includes use of local health clinics, physician offices and more
• A 403(b) retirement program with a company match that is available to all associates
• Company-paid life insurance and short term disability
• Accident, critical illness, long term disability, long term care insurance and hospital indemnity plan
• Home and auto insurance discount programs; identity theft protection; legal plan; and pet insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Pay Activ — real-time access to earned wages
• Free use of the two on-site fitness centers and discounted memberships to area gyms
• Tickets at Work Discount Program

Full Job Description Listed Below:

Responsible for serving as the central point of telephone triage for hospice patient and family related issues after business hours, weekends, and holidays. Provides clinical assistance, nursing care/instructions/support to patients and families in their homes, nursing homes and hospice contracted inpatient facilities; to assess for need and level of care; to plan for and coordinate care needs with appropriate agency staff and community resources.

Completes all visits as needed and communicates the patient’s progress with other disciplines; directs, supervises and instructs LPN in personal care to the patient. This position is supportive of the Village Hospice mission, values, and service/hospitality (PRIDE) expectations. This position completes training as required by policy.

• Provides home and/or facility visits as needed for patient assessment, treatment, and support. Visits may include pronouncement of patient death, responding to referrals, admitting patients and crisis management.
• Plans for comprehensive service to patients and their families, develops and/or revises nursing care plans, including goals in conjunction with the patient’s physician.
• Completes phone triage patient related calls using clinical knowledge and judgment. Ensures problem resolution at point of contact to the maximum extent possible.
• Executes good decision making and sets priorities.
• Works cohesively with interdisciplinary team members to meet/exceed customer needs and maximize efficiencies.
• Represents the John Knox Village Hospice program to every constituency and public in a professional manner.
• Maintains a current knowledge of hospice and community programs/services.
• Maintains and completes appropriate care coordination notes for phone calls and communication.
• Reports on-call activities to the Village Hospice team at the end of each call shift.
• Maintains and completes appropriate on-call log documentation as well as care coordination notes for phone calls and communication, visit notes, and other pertinent clinical information.
• Ensures all documentation is completed and synched by 8:00 am the following day.
• Assists, provides, or arranges for delivery of medications and supplies needed after business hours, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Attends interdisciplinary team meetings following on-call period for full team discussion, consultation and evaluation of patient/family needs.
• Acts as a preceptor in the orientation of new nursing staff as directed.
• Attends staff meetings and educational in-services per agency requirements.
• Performs care consistent with Village Hospice standards of practice.
• Utilizes other team members as appropriate.
• Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.
• Handles stress well and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.
• Maintains acceptable standards of workplace conduct.

Licenses: Must be licensed as RN in Missouri and/or Kansas. Must be willing to obtain licensure in other state within 90 days of hire. Incumbent may hold a multi-state license from any other nurse licensure…