RN Hospice Lead

Job Overview

It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-SSM Health at Home Baraboo, 1600 Jefferson Street

Worker Type: Regular

Day shift - one major and minor holiday a year - every 6th weekend.

We are looking for a Hospice nurse to care for patients in the Sauk County area (dependent on where you live) including La Valle, Dells, Portage, Lodi, Baraboo, Adams, Pardeeville.

Provides leadership and coordination of clinician/patient staffing and/or scheduling while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care to patients within a home setting or an SSM hospice house location.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assigns, leads, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.
• Functions in the role of supervisor or branch manager in branch leader absence and takes a lead role in process improvement responsibilities. Assists branch leaders in preparing clinical reports and operational duties.
• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given. Performs direct patient care as needed.
• Coaches staff on effective and efficient case management and collaborates with other health care providers to deliver results for positive clinical and financial outcomes.
• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.
• Performs ongoing chart review on case load with attention to: a) Accuracy of 485, recertification, verbal orders for changes in Plan of Care; b) Ensuring every visit performed is within assigned frequency; c) Ensuring overall documentation supports coverage of service as defined by regulation or payor.
• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

Experience

• One year of registered nurse experience

Additional Requirements

• Proof of motor vehicle liability insurance that meets minimum state requirements upon hire and upon request.

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of

Work Location:

Illinois

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Driver License – State of Issuance
• Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of

Work Location:

Missouri

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Driver License – State of Issuance
• Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of

Work Location:

Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Driver License – State of Issuance
• Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or…