Hospice Resource RN -Day Shift (Lancaster)

About the role

Make a lasting impact with Agrace. Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are a skilled RN who values meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!

This position is located in Lancaster, WI, and is a 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week) with a day shift schedule, including weekends (every 3rd) and holiday (2/year) rotations.

A sign on bonus of $6,000 is offered for this position.

Responsibilities

The Resource Registered Nurse (Resource RN) 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.

• 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).
• 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.
• Plan of Care: Formulate, implement, and revise individualized POC in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), patient, and family.
• Miscellaneous: Participate in meetings to plan and evaluate patient/family services. Precept new staff and students. Participates in education and outreach.

Qualifications

• ADN, required; BSN, preferred
• 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 vehicle
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Basic Microsoft Office skills
• Intermediate electronic health records skills
• Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions

Benefits

• Competitive salary with mileage reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28 or more hours per week (.7 FTE +)
• Retirement plans with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off
• Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development

About Agrace

For more than 45 years, Agrace has been an innovator and leader in both caring for patients and their families, and in educating others about death, dying and grief. We are the largest hospice provider in Wisconsin.

At Agrace we are strengthened by the unique experiences, cultures and traditions of our staff, patients and clients. Together, we pursue a vision in which every Agrace staff member is treated fairly, and every patient and client experiences the respectful, individualized care they need and deserve.