Hospice RN - PRN

About the role

A preferred qualification is hospice experience. We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our hospice team in St. Louis.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates the client and furnishes services requiring substantial and specialized skill, appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, and instructions to assist the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques.
• When assigned as case manager, the staff nurse is responsible for coordinating all aspects of care related to that patient.
• Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Promotes respect, equity and empathy in interactions with diverse and vulnerable populations through care delivery (e.g. support for emotional, spiritual, and cultural preferences of patient, family and/or caregivers).
• PRACTICES COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, SERVICE RECOVERY AND ADVOCACY FOR PATIENT FAMILY CENTERED CONTINUITY OF CARE.
• Implements care by integrating data from the interprofessional team and critical thinking in a safe and timely manner.
• Evaluates changes in patient's condition, informs and collaborates with family and/or caregivers, and communicates with interprofessional team as changes occur in plan of care, updates plan of care in EMR.
• Evaluates current nursing care to ensure evidence-based practice and quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

This is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• Supervisor Experience - No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications - Valid Driver's License, RN

Skills

Collaborative problem solving, service recovery, advocacy for patient family centered continuity of care.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date.

Disability insurance paid for by BJC.

Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution 401(k) plan with BJC match.

Tuition Assistance available on first day BJC Institute for Learning and Development.

Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.

Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time.

Adoption assistance.