Registered Nurse; Field Hospice - PRN

Registered Nurse (Field Hospice) - PRN

Registered Nurse is responsible for identifying patient/family needs, and for providing nursing and supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families/caregivers. Manages a caseload of patients/caregivers as assigned.

Department:
Field Hospice

Hours:

PRN - varies as needed

Requirement:
Active RN in the State of IL

Responsibilities

• Assessment
  - Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient's health or the situation. Recognizes normal and abnormal findings when gathering data.
• Attends to patients and families at the time of patient's death.
• Coordination of Care
  - Plans and evaluates care in collaboration with appropriate disciplines for assigned patients.
• Diagnosis - Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnosis, problems, and issues.
• Evaluation
  - Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes. Reports data and outcomes to as appropriate to physician and/or other disciplines.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Familiar/comfortable working with death and dying
• Familiar/comfortable working with minimal supervision
• Implementation
  - Implements care and supervises care delivered by other team members in alignment with the plan of care and approved safety and infection control standards.
• Knowledge
  - In collaboration with Leader/Director, actively pursues required knowledge and skills through orientation activities specific to the unit, unit based in-service programs, reading current literature and seeking new clinical learning opportunities.
• Minimum of one year of nursing experience
• Outcomes Identification
  - Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation.
• Participates in on-call rotation for after office hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Planning
  - Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
• Prepares for and participates in Interdisciplinary Team meetings.
• Relationships
  - Establishes effective working relationships with peers, physicians, and other members of the health care team. Identifies and confers with appropriate resources regarding patient care decisions.
• Submits required documentation on a timely basis.
• Teaching
  - Employs teaching strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• Verifies reimbursement sources (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid or insurance cards) at the time of admission and provides information regarding reimbursement for services to patients/clients and families.

Requirements

• ADN (Required)
• Automobile Insurance
  - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• Driver's License
  - State of Illinois
• RN-Registered Nurse
  - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Compensation

Estimated Compensation Range

$35.43 - $54.92

Pay based on experience