What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice RN position at Methodist Hill Country Hospice?
Hospice RN at Methodist Hill Country Hospice Summary
Provide compassionate direct patient care in accordance with physician orders, focusing on end-of-life care. Coordinate services with an interdisciplinary team to ensure positive patient outcomes and offer pain and symptom management.
Description
Introduction
Deliver excellent care that patients deserve at Methodist Hill Country Hospice. We support our colleagues in their positions and provide access to programs for career development.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical coverage, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, as well as free telemedicine services and AirMed medical transportation.
- Dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- A 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
- An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
- Fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
- A Colleague recognition program.
- The Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence).
- The Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Job Summary and Qualifications
Responsible for providing direct patient care in accordance with physician orders, recognizing standards of practice, and establishing company policies and procedures.
- Follows the plan of care, provides treatments, and works collaboratively with the members of the team to help meet positive patient care outcomes.
- Provides direct patient care as defined in State Nurse Practice Act, including specialized duties related to end of life care.
- Participates in coordination of hospice services, appropriately reporting the identified needs to the interdisciplinary group, including Hospice Aide, Director of Clinical Services –Hospice, and Chaplain.
- Provides appropriate pain/symptom management.
What You Will Need:
- Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing program.
- Minimum of one (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse preferred.
- Current State RN License.
- Reliable transportation and proof of valid automobile liability insurance.
- Must have valid driver's license.
