Overview
Join our compassionate team as a Hospice Registered Nurse (West Side), where your expertise will make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families during their most vulnerable moments. This vital role involves providing comprehensive, patient-centered care in a home or community setting, ensuring comfort, dignity, and quality of life. As a key member of our hospice care team, you'll utilize your extensive nursing skills to assess needs, coordinate services, and deliver empathetic support that aligns with best practices and healthcare regulations. This position offers an exciting opportunity to apply your critical care, hospital experience, and specialized clinical skills in a rewarding environment dedicated to compassionate end-of-life care.
Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough patient assessments, including vital signs, physiological evaluations, and symptom management to develop personalized care plans.
- Manage complex cases by utilizing your critical care experience, ICU background, or emergency medicine expertise to address acute symptoms and stabilize patients as needed.
- Coordinate discharge planning and post-acute care services to ensure seamless transitions between hospital and home settings.
- Document all patient interactions accurately within electronic health records (EHR) systems while maintaining strict compliance with HIPAA regulations.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams—including physicians, social workers, and therapists—to deliver holistic patient service that meets medical and emotional needs.
- Educate patients and families on disease processes, medication management, and symptom control strategies to promote understanding and comfort.
- Participate in utilization management processes by evaluating patient needs against healthcare policies and ensuring appropriate resource allocation.
Qualifications
- Valid nursing license with current registration; experience in hospice or palliative care preferred but not required.
- Extensive hospital experience including ICU, Level I Trauma Center, Level II Trauma Center, or medical-surgical units.
- Proven expertise in critical care settings such as emergency room, PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit), or OR (Operating Room).
- Strong knowledge of physiology, infectious disease management, health regulation policies, and medical terminology.
- Experience with electronic health records (EHR), discharge planning, case management, and outpatient or clinic-based nursing.
- Ability to perform comprehensive patient assessments including vital signs and diagnostic evaluations.
- Skilled in managing patients as a nurse case manager with a focus on managed care principles and utilization management.
- Excellent patient service skills with a compassionate approach tailored to geriatrics, behavioral health, pediatrics or post-acute populations.
Join us in delivering exceptional hospice care where your clinical expertise meets heartfelt compassion! We are committed to supporting your professional growth while providing the highest quality of patient-centered service in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
