What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Registered Nurse position at Hospice of the Piedmont Inc?
Description
Provide care that leaves a lasting impact.
As a Hospice RN Case Manager, you'll combine clinical excellence with compassionate care to support patients and families through their hospice journey. Every visit is an opportunity to bring comfort, dignity, and peace when it is needed most.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Provide a nursing evaluation visit to new admissions.
- Regularly re-evaluate patient needs.
- Consult with the patient’s physician.
- Complete bedside documentation using the EMR.
- Coordinate and manage services offered by health team members.
- Help ensure the final chapter of your patient’s life is one of quality, compassion, and dignity.
Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited nursing school and a valid license as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Two years of relevant nursing experience is preferred.
- Driver’s license, personal automobile, and current automobile liability insurance
Typical Physical Demands/Working Conditions:
- Drive long distances to homes and facilities
- Must be prepared to work in home environments that have difficult working conditions including, but not limited to cramped space, pets, dirt, allergens smoke, limited seating
- The job requires regular use of hands for handling objects, tools, or controls, and involves sitting, standing, bending, reaching, lifting, walking, and climbing steps. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus
- It may be necessary at times for employees to work beyond scheduled work hours to ensure adequate patient care
- Communication by phone, writing, speaking; Regular use of computer screen and keyboarding are required
- Able to push, pull, or lift 50 pounds, push up to 200 pounds in a wheelchair
Hospice of the Piedmont offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, Life, Short & Long Term Disability, 403(b) and Roth Retirement Plans with employer matching, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.
Hospice of the Piedmont is a non-profit, equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and patients served.
**Actual starting pay will be based on relevant experience and qualifications.**
Salary : $78,000 - $91,000