Palliative Care Registered Nurse; RN

Job Details:

Job Location:

Lincoln County - Lincolnton, NC 28092, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 2 Year Degree, Travel Percentage:
Road Warrior, Job Shift: Day, VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top 10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. More importantly we are proud to be a community based, not for profit hospice & palliative care provider.

We have deep community roots, with decades of experience serving ALL patients’ and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people first organization whose funds go to serve our mission.

Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values.

• Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
• 28 days of Paid Time Off
• Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
• 403b Retirement plan with matching
• Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
• Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
• Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experienced
• Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No

Location:

NC Territories

Responsible for providing nursing services and education within the scope of practice as set forth by the North Carolina Board of Nursing to individuals and their families in a homecare or a facility setting. Coordinates plan of care by working with the interdisciplinary group to anticipate and meet patient needs. Serves as the RN member of interdisciplinary group, to meet specific plan of care goals.

Coordinates closely with related disciplines to ensure professional service delivery.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A Diploma or associate degree in nursing is required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• A current, active, and unrestricted compact (multistate) license as a Licensed Registered Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) is required.
• The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows a registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) to have one multistate license in a primary state of residency (the home state) and to practice in other compact states (remote states), while subject to each state’s practice laws and discipline.
• Current CPR required; CHPN preferred.
• Minimum 2-year related experience. Experience in direct care of patients with life limiting illnesses required. Related experience may include hospice and palliative care; family medicine; internal medicine; geriatrics; oncology; home health care; medical surgical.
• Computer proficiency is required.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal). Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills. Well organized, self-directed, and able to manage time. Flexible, innovative, resourceful, and creative.
• Ability to interact with patients and family members in a varying psychosocial circumstance complicated by the presence of terminal illness. Ability to be diplomatic yet assertive.
• Knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and policies, and sound clinical skills. Understanding of hospice, palliative, and/or home healthcare policies, and procedures. Strong belief in the company mission.
• Excellent ability to work within a team. Excellent ability to coordinate and foster multi-interdisciplinary care.
• Reasoning Ability:
  Ability to deal with a variety of variables. Able to interpret various…