RN Hospice Registered Nurse

Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs. Hospice is the final stage of BJC's continuum of care and provides care to patients with life-limiting illness in the home or skilled nursing facility.

Our Hospice staff address the physical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill adult and pediatric patients and families through a multidisciplinary team.

Location: Illinois Region

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• BJC Career Ladder Progression

• The BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.
• This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.
• The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.
• Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description
• Must be willing to provide coverage in all St. Louis regions during on-call
• Position requires registration with the Family Care Safety Registry

Evenings - 12 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., 10-hour shifts. Monday through Thursday. Possible Weekend/on-call/holiday rotation.

Cell phone, laptop and safety support provided. IRS mileage reimbursement rates. Sign-on bonus up to $15,000. Career Ladder eligible*

• Role
  
  Purpose:
  
  Evaluates the client and furnishes services requiring substantial and specialized skill, appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, and instructions to assist the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques. When assigned as case manager, coordinates all aspects of care related to that patient.
• Responsibilities:
  • Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
  • Develop, implement, and document individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team, patient, family or caregiver; proactively plan and communicate the plan of care across the continuum.
  • Promote respect, equity and empathy in interactions with diverse populations; provide patient-family-centered care and advocate for continuity of care. Integrate data from the team and apply critical thinking to implement care safely and timely.
  • Evaluate changes in patient condition, inform and collaborate with family or caregivers, and update the plan of care in the EMR. Ensure evidence-based nursing care and quality outcomes.
  • Note:
    
    BJC considers this a safety-sensitive position; the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of the job.

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's
• Nursing

Experience

• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Valid Driver's License
• RN

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Nursing/Home Health

Experience

• 2-5 years

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance
  * paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tution Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer