What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - Fulltime Day shift position at Hospice Care Plus?
Our Compassionate Care Center nurses take pride in our award-winning, freestanding hospice inpatient facility. Our nurses work with a supportive nursing team, director, medical team, and interdisciplinary colleagues. Together, they provide compassionate, expert care for hospice patients who need inpatient or respite support. The average daily census is approximately 5 patients.
NOTE: We have two, full-time openings for day shift and night shift. RNs and LPNs are eligible to apply.
Summary of Job Responsibilities: The RN nursing position is based at the Hospice Care Plus Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. We are seeking a fulltime day shift RN. The shifts are 7A-7P. Nurses works 36-hours weekly. Compassionate Care Center nurses perform nursing care, teach family members basic and technical skills, and carry out the plan of care to meet identified physical, psychosocial, and other needs. The nurse works with an interdisciplinary team that includes a nurse aid, chaplain, social worker, and volunteers. Our full-time staff enjoys excellent benefits, including 31 days of paid-time off yearly, access to health, dental, and vision insurance, and excellent continuing education opportunities.
Position Qualifications:
- Current license by the state of Kentucky as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse
- Nursing experience of one year required, with two years preferred
- CPR certification
- Experience in pain and symptom control management preferred
- Experience caring for terminally ill patients preferred
- Ability to function as a team member and to communicate effectively with individuals and groups
- Excellent interpersonal skills to establish a supportive, therapeutic alliance with the patient and family, physician, community, and members of the interdisciplinary team
- Current Kentucky driver’s license and unlimited access to a reliable automobile with appropriate insurance
- All employees must have the ability to lift and/or move a minimum of 40 pounds using proper body mechanics and safety measures. Individual job responsibilities may require lifting more than 40 pounds on occasion.
- Employees are regularly required to see, talk, and hear; frequently required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands; and to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
ABOUT US
Hospice Care Plus has received multiple awards for high rates of patient and family satisfaction, the most recent of which is the Hospice Honors Award. A non-profit, community-based hospice, we serve six counties in central and eastern Kentucky. We pride ourselves on compassionate, expert care, honoring the life, dignity, and autonomy of our patients, with a focus on making each day the best it can be. We were founded in 1981 by the community and continue to enjoy the support of the communities we serve through financial gifts and the time and talents of our volunteers.
Benefits: Our full-time staff enjoys excellent benefits, including
- 31 days of paid-time off yearly
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- access to retirement account, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, long-term care insurance, and more
- continuing education opportunities
To meet the needs of our communities, we offer these programs:
- Hospice Home Care: hospice care provided in the home, nursing home, or assisted living facility
- Compassionate Care Center: inpatient hospice care at our freestanding facility
- Bereavement Outreach: grief support for families as they receive hospice care and for one year after hospice services are completed
- Palliative Care Plus: a home-based consult service for patients with a chronic, progressive illness
Visit our blog to learn more about how we go above and beyond to make each day the best day: www.hcpblogs.com
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 - $37.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
Experience:
- nursing: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- RN License (Required)
- Driver's License (Required)
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $30 - $37