Hospice PRN Registered Nurse - Nights

Hospice House PRN Registered Nurse - Nights

VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top-10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. We are proud to be a community-based, not-for-profit hospice & palliative care provider.

We have deep community roots, with decades of experience serving ALL patients’ and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity.
We are a people-first organization whose funds go to serve our mission.

We Provide Excellent Benefits Including

• Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
• Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
• Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
• Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experienced
• Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth

Essential Functions

• Delivery of Patient Care
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination and delivery of patient/caregiver care.
• Conducts nursing assessments to assist in the overall management of patient/caregiver needs.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and updates the plan of care to ensure that care is uninterrupted and that goals are achieved.
• Facilitates patient and caregiver independence to the extent possible.
• Utilizes VIA Health Partners patient-related protocols, standing orders, and guidelines.
• Assumes responsibility for conducting effective patient and caregiver education.
• Communicates effectively with members of the IDG, patients, caregivers, and other health professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintains open lines of communication with supervisor.
• Applies principles of infection control.
• Interdisciplinary Group
• Attends, participates, and may facilitate interdisciplinary group conferences [IDG] and special care conferences.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with team members.
• Identifies specific patient/caregiver needs and makes referrals to appropriate team members.
• Documentation
• Ensures accurate, complete, succinct, and timely clinical documentation.
• Professional and Personal Accountability
• Demonstrates competency in knowledge and skills.
• Ensures that VIA Health Partners professional reputation is maintained and projected.
• Assumes responsibility for professional development and staying abreast of current trends in the healthcare field.
• Maintains current professional licensure, CPR certification, and CEU requirements.

Qualifications

• A Diploma or associate degree in nursing is required;
  Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• A current, active, and unrestricted compact (multistate) license as a Registered Nurse (RN) is required.
• Current CPR required; CHPN preferred.
• Minimum 1-year related experience for inpatient units (IPU) and 2 years for other nursing positions.
• Computer proficiency is required