Registered Nurse - Hospice

So, you like working with a creative, dynamic team and making a difference? Sometimes the grass is greener! The mission of First Call Hospice, a locally owned agency founded in 1993, is to provide individualized quality hospice care to meet the unique needs of patients with a limited life expectancy. The primary goal of First Call Hospice is to enhance the quality of life when the quantity of life is limited. When you join First Call Hospice Team, we will offer an extensive orientation tailored to your needs, pay 100% of full‑time employee medical benefits, and offer a number of different benefits including dental, vision, and life insurance. We have 401K available to all full‑time employees with profit sharing. Job Summary The registered nurse case manager plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education and experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities. Responsibilities Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process. Assesses and evaluates patient’s status, writes and initiates plan of care, re‑evaluates patient and family/caregiver needs, and participates in revising the plan of care as necessary. Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis. Develops a care plan that establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and family in the planning process. Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs. Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan. Assists the patient with activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self‑sufficiency and optional comfort care. Acts as case manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for an assigned caseload. Job Requirements Active California RN license. Hospice experience preferred. Ability for prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Ability to lift, position, and/or transfer patients. Ability to lift supplies and equipment. Ability for considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and/or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing adequate for performing required nursing skills. Maintains a current CPR certification. Why First Call? First Call Hospice is part of the Cornerstone Group with close to 80 agencies throughout the country. While we are part of a large family, we operate as a local team. We understand we are nothing without great employees! We are dedicated to delivering life‑changing service as the provider of choice in the community we serve. What Makes Us Unique We foster an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that best serve our patients and communities. Employer Information The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees, and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at . First Call Hospice & Palliative Care is a Sacramento based provider that’s been around since 1997, servicing Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, and El Dorado Counties. Equal Opportunity Employer First Call Hospice & Palliative Care is an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr