What are the responsibilities and job description for the (FLEX RN): Nights Compassionate Care Center Nurse position at Compassionate Care Plus?
Our Compassionate Care Center nurses take pride in our award-winning, 7 bed, 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. Most shifts include two nurses and , depending on census and acuity.
Night Shift Registered Nurse (RN) – Flex
Location: Compassionate Care Plus Compassionate Care Center – Richmond, KY
- Night shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
- Flexible Scheduling
- Weekend availability preferred
Position Summary
The Night Shift Registered Nurse (RN) provides compassionate, patient-centered care at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, Kentucky. This position is responsible for delivering skilled nursing care, implementing and monitoring individualized plans of care, and supporting patients and families through education and guidance related to end-of-life care needs.
The RN collaborates closely with an interdisciplinary team that includes nurse aides, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers to address the physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients and their families while ensuring comfort, dignity, and quality of care.
Position Qualifications:
- Current license by the state of Kentucky as a registered 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
- 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
Compassionate 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. Founded in 1981 by members of the community, Hospice Care Plus continues to be supported by the generosity of the communities we serve through financial contributions and the dedicated time and talents of our volunteers.
To meet the needs of our communities, we offer these programs:
- Compassionate Home Care: compassionate care provided in the home, nursing home, or assisted living facility
- Compassionate Care Center: inpatient compassionate care at our freestanding facility
- Bereavement Outreach: grief support for families as they receive compassionate care and for one year after hospice services are completed
Pay: $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
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you available to work every other weekend?
Experience:
- RN: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Shift availability:
- Overnight Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $37