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Hospice RN On Call After Hours

Key Responsibilities
Careline Hospice Registered Nurses are trained professional nurses who administer skilled nursing care, case management and provide support to terminally ill patients and their families in a home for facility setting. Hospice Registered Nurses access, plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate patient care plans. In collaboration with the Hospice Medical Director, the Hospice Registered Nurse leads an Interdisciplinary Team of hospice professionals which may include a Hospice Aide, Medical Social Worker, Chaplin, LPN, Music Therapist, Massage Therapist and Volunteers in providing all appropriate care for the patient.
 
In this role you will be responsible for:

  • Completing initial evaluation and re-evaluating the patient’s nursing needs during each visit.
  • Assuming primary responsibility for caseload, including assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating the patient plan of care.
  • Completes assessments specific to the provision of Hospice care, including but not limited to identification of home safety risks, appropriateness of home environment to the delivery of care, availability and capacity of support systems and community resources.
  • Provide appropriate support at time of death and perform bereavement assessment if requested.
  • Provide positive, supportive communication to physicians, patients, families, facilities, visitors, and other organization personnel.
Required Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
  • Current State License as a Registered Nurse
  • Minimum one (1) year experience as a nurse in a clinical care setting
  • Nursing skills as defined by accepted nursing standards
  • Demonstrates ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients, families and caregivers in varied settings and to function effectively in the home or nursing facility environment
  • Demonstrates skill in nursing practice, ability to cope with ill, disabled, terminal patients, family emotional stress and tolerance of individual lifestyles
  • Demonstrates ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements and deadlines.
  • Reliable transportation and valid automobile insurance coverage
  • Sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently
  • Ability to lift at least 35lbs and bear the weight of an average adult effectively
Desired Qualifications

  • BSN preferred
  • Experience as a nurse in a hospice or home health environment preferred
  • Familiarity with Home Care Home Base (HCHB)
Location

  • Home Office: 770 Kenmoor Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI 
  • Main Service Area: Grand Rapids, MI and surrounding area 
Hours

  • On 7 days and then off the next 7 days
  • 5:00 pm – 8:00 am, Monday through Sunday
$5,000 sign on bonus to hired candidates!