Hospice Unit- Registered Nurse- Full Time

Registered Nurse, Inpatient Unit - Nashville

Status: Full Time

If you have a passion for people and a desire to provide outstanding care and comfort to patients and their families, while working within a professional team focused on clinical excellence, then we can't wait to speak with you!

The Registered Nurse provides hospice care and serves as case manager for assigned patients. Works with IDT to develop and implement hospice plan of care. Supervises Care Partners and LPNs.

Using nursing process and current standards of practice provides nursing care to assigned patients.

• In collaboration with IDT, patient, and family, establishes and implements hospice plan of care.
• Notifies Medical Director/designee and IDT of patient needs and/or changes in condition.
• Completes documentation per procedure and standards of practice including initial nursing assessment.
• Educates patients and/or families in disease process, hospice care, and signs/symptoms of approaching death.
• Implements and follows physician orders.
• Notifies Charge Nurse of significant changes in patient condition and any unrelieved symptoms.
• Gives complete report to the next shift.
• Reports complaints, issues, and incidents to Charge Nurse, Clinical Director or IPU Administrator.
• Delivers care in a cost efficient manner.
• Works to ensure continuity of care with other shifts and home care team.
• Supervises Care Partners; ensures hospice standards of practice are followed while providing personal care, hospice plan of care is followed, infection control practices are followed, documentation is complete, safety practices are followed, and call lights are answered promptly.
• Performs as Charge Nurse when designated by Clinical Director or IPU Administrator.
• Registered Nurse with a current nursing license, BSN preferred. Knowledge of or willingness to learn hospice care. Minimum one year nursing practice or equivalent experience required. Hospice, Oncology, or Home Health and/or long-term care preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current TN RN License. Prefer Hospice certification.

Alive Hospice