Qualifications: 

• Current Florida license as RN, current active single-state out-of-state nurse license, or current active multistate/compact nurse license 

• Minimum one (1) year in-patient nursing or hospice experience for external candidates; for internal applicants, minimum of 6-months of LPN experience with hospice/home health within an affiliate 

• Previous experience working with an EMR/EHR (Electronic Medical/Health Record) system  

• Ability to use equipment with visual and auditory mechanisms 

• Ability to effectively communicate in English (verbal and written) 

• Flexible schedule to meet the needs of Hospice House patients 

• Ability to manage the emotional stress of working with and caring for terminally ill patients and their families 

• Ability to physically access patient rooms and other areas of the Hospice House  

• Ability to perform the essential functions and physical requirements (including, but not limited to: lifting patients and/or equipment, bending, pushing/pulling, kneeling) of the job with or without reasonable accommodation 

• Active BLS for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association or Red Cross. Employees hired prior to 12/31/2022 must obtain certificate prior to 3/31/2023

• Intermittent Driver – Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance per Company policy. Ability to travel off-site to meet business needs

Competencies: 

• Satisfactorily complete competency requirements for this position. 

Responsibilities of all employees:  

• Represent the Company professionally at all times through care delivered and/or services provided to all clients. 

• Comply with all State, federal and local government regulations, maintaining a strong position against fraud and abuse.  

• Comply with Company policies, procedures and standard practices. 

• Observe the Company's health, safety and security practices. 

• Maintain the confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues and other sensitive situations within the Company. 

• Use resources in a fiscally responsible manner. 

• Promote the Company through participation in community and professional organizations. 

• Participate proactively in improving performance at the organizational, departmental and individual levels. 

• Improve own professional knowledge and skill level. 

• Advance electronic media skills. 

• Support Company research and educational activities. 

• Share expertise with co-workers both formally and informally. 

• Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as appropriate for the position. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Provides and manages direct care to patients and families as part of Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), incorporating psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, physical and biological components, and appropriate nursing intervention and follow-up. 

• Coordinates the Plan of Care, ensuring that an individualized Plan of Care is developed that accurately reflects the patient’s evolving needs. 

• Educates patient, family, caregivers and other health professionals about disease process and decline, palliative interventions, care giving, dying process and safety practices. 

• Reports changes in the patient’s condition to appropriate members of the IDG or other health professionals. 

• Participates with the IDG to evaluate hospice referrals/admissions for level of care appropriateness. 

• Attends patient deaths; prepares body for transport; oversees disposal of medications. 

• Provides appropriate bereavement interventions to the family and caregiver in conjunction with psychosocial staff. 

• Presents concise and pertinent verbal and written reports to IDG; respects and encourages input from all disciplines. 

• Communicates accurately and completely to physicians, staff members, patients, families, and supervisors; utilizes positive approaches when working with others. 

• Supervises patient care given by other nursing team members (i.e., LPNs, Hospice Aides, and contract nurses). 

• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Some locations may require:

• Cross training to field (home/facility/admission) positions of equal licensure/certification and scope when hospice house census calls for flexible staffing.