RN​/Hospice

Overview

Hospice Nurses provide comprehensive, individualized care to Hospice clients and their care providers. Must work well autonomously and partner closely with the Hospice team. Must have excellent critical thinking and assessment skills. Participates in regular work as scheduled, including weekday, weekend, and holidays as well as after hours call rotation.

Bonner General Health Community Hospice is the only Not for Profit Community Hospice serving Bonner and Boundary Counties. Our Hospice provides care for an average daily census of 20 patients in their homes. Our Hospice team is very close knit, providing highly personalized, compassionate care in all they do. Our team are highly dedicated, skilled, and compassionate coming from many different backgrounds offering a wide range of skills and work experience.

Our interdisciplinary team includes a Physician Medical Director, a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Case Managers, Certified Nurses Aides, Social workers, Chaplains, Volunteers, a Volunteer and Bereavement Coordinator, Hospital pharmacists and Therapists, our amazing office support team, as well as support from ancillary departments through our organization who all strive to provide excellence in quality compassionate care with a high degree of professionalism, knowledge and skill.

Our nurses provide availability to our patients and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our department is looking for an individual who can work autonomously while functioning as a integral part of our team-centered patient care. Someone with a passion for end of life care, who can critically think through variety of situations and who provide the highest compassion and caring support for our patients and their families, our volunteers and our community.

• Provide comprehensive, individualized hospice care to clients and their families.
• Work autonomously and partner closely with the interdisciplinary hospice team.
• Demonstrate excellent critical thinking and assessment skills.
• Adhere to a schedule that includes weekdays, weekends, holidays, and after‑hours call rotations.

Graduate from an approved professional school of nursing

Hospice training as provided by BGH

Preferred:
Associates or better in Nursing

Documented evidence of a minimum one year professional experience in direct patient care

Hospice and Med/Surg experience preferred

• Current Registered Nurse license through the Idaho Board of Nursing
• Current BLS (AHA) certification
• Valid driver’s license

• Personal vehicle for on-the-job transportation in all road and weather conditions.
• Provide proof of liability insurance on personal vehicle.
• Pass a driver’s license record background check.
• Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a criminal history background check (per 42 CFR 418.114‑L95).

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them.
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group.
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well.
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity.
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization.

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