Inpatient Nurse

Inpatient Nurse

Mission Hospice & Home Care serves patients and families in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay with quality care and compassionate end-of-life support and education. Founded in 1979, we are a local, independent nonprofit that has provided thousands of patients and their families with physical, emotional, and spiritual support throughout the journey from a life-threatening diagnosis through death and bereavement.

This per diem position offers competitive pay, generous benefits and a supportive work environment.

We are seeking an Inpatient Hospice Nurse to provide nursing care to patients who require GIP level of care for end-of-life symptom management and pain control in collaboration with the Stanford Hospital inpatient team. This RN will be stationed on the Stanford Hospital campus and requires a high degree of courtesy, tact, and knowledge of services. Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus!!

Schedule:

Per diem; 8:30am-5:00pm

Location:

Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto

Mission Hospice & Home Care follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel. Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Perform initial and ongoing hospice eligibility assessment and consultation with Hospice MD in collaboration with Stanford team and in accordance with CMS guidelines
• Assume primary responsibility for a patient/family using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient/family needs, goals, and interventions
• Perform evaluation and coordination of social work and spiritual support services needed by patient/family
• Coordinate the implementation of the plan of care and ensure care coordination with the inpatient team
• Maintain regular communication with the Stanford Hospital team and other team members involved in the Inpatient program

Education/Experience :

• AA or B.S. degree in Nursing from an accredited Nursing School
• Experience in acute care/ home health and/or hospice setting preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of California
• Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable
• HPNA certification preferred

Pay Range: $65.70 - $75.70 hourly

Mission Hospice and Home Care is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at MHHC. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.