Hospice Resource RN - NOC Shift; Madison Area

Job Details

Job Location:
Madison - Madison, WI

Position Type:
Part Time

Salary Range:
Undisclosed

Travel Percentage:
Driving

Job Shift: NOC

Job Category:
Health Care

Agrace is a nonprofit, community health care organization that is nationally recognized as a leader in the hospice industry. Well known for end-of-life care, Agrace also serves people across southern Wisconsin who are aging, seriously ill or grieving.

Agrace has a strong culture of employee engagement. In 2023, Agrace was named the#1 Top Workplace by the Wisconsin State Journal and Energage, and #79 of the top 100 companies in the country among those with an employee base of 500 to 999 workers!

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH (AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY)

The Resource RN works on a collaborative interdisciplinary team including Social Workers, RN Case Managers, CNAs, and Triage RNs.

"My coworkers enjoy the work they do which has such a positive impact on everything. Management is supportive and understanding, and I genuinely feel that others within the organization enjoy the work they do too" - Agrace Employee

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS ROLE (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS)

The Registered Nurse Alt Shift (RN Alt Shift) is responsible for patient and family satisfaction through the provision of nursing care and case management by conducting assessments, triaging patient needs, creating and updating the plan of care, providing interventions, communicating, and documenting. The RN Alt Shift provides coverage for care groups across the homecare teams when a need arises (vacancies, FMLA, high census).

The RN Alt Shift provides patient and family centered care consistent with Agrace philosophy, goals, standards, regulations, and policies. As such, percentages of time listed for each essential function may vary or increase based on needs

• Patient and Family Assessments
  • Assess patients and family’s physical, pain, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and educational needs as outlined by the plan of care (POC).
  • Collect data from the patient, family, significant other or other members of the interdisciplinary team and other health care professionals.
  • Identify, interpret, and document assessment data collected in the nursing interview, physical assessment, and other health data.
  • Document and report significant changes in condition or unusual incidents to appropriate IDT member such as client abuse/neglect, suicidal intent, harmful coping mechanisms or violence, etc.
  • Collaborate with IDT and primary care provider to create HES for determination of hospice eligibility.
• Patient Visits
  • Respond to patient and family needs or change in condition or need for acute patient intervention.
  • Provide interventions, treatments, and pain management to patient and family to meet needs. Evaluate the effectiveness of pain management or other intervention and adjust to meet needs.
  • Provide patient and family education on pain, symptom management, end of life, etc. Evaluate the effectiveness of education and adjust to meet needs.
• Plan of Care
  • Formulate, implement, and revise individualized POC in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), patient, and family. The POC to include goals, pain management, interventions, education, discharge plan, etc.
  • Develop reasonable and achievable outcome measures and establish priorities in the planning and provision of care.
  • Read, understand, and follow the plan of care. Document interventions, outcomes, and changes in patient condition in electronic health record (EHR).
  • Delegate visits to appropriate disciplines and manage visit sets.
  • Oversee work of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN).
• Miscellaneous
  • Participate in meetings to plan and evaluate patient/family services.
  • Precept new staff and students.
  • Participates in education and outreach

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nursing License in state of employment
• One-year nursing experience, preferred
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and access to a reliable…