RN Hospice Inpatient Unit 3pm-11pm

INPATIENT UNIT REGISTERED NURSE

Job Type: Full-time, Non-Exempt
Schedule: Monday–Friday 3pm-11pm
Location: Mishawaka, Indiana IPU

We are seeking an experienced RN to join our team. Our team does amazing work that profoundly improves the quality of life of our patients and their families. Rediscover your passion for healthcare and the rewarding one-to-one patient connections that inspired you to enter healthcare to begin with.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for eligible full-time employees, which includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending account options
• Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Employer-paid life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Wellness and healthy lifestyle benefits
• Employee peer recognition program
• Annual anniversary/retention bonus opportunities
• Competitive paid time off (PTO)

Full details of benefits and specific eligibility (including any minimum scheduled hours for certain benefits) are provided during the interview and onboarding process.

Job Description RN for Inpatient Unit 

• Performs an initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment of the patient’s and family’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, safety and spiritual needs.
• Develops an individualized plan of care based on a comprehensive assessment in conjunction with the patient’s and family’s goals.
• Prepares, administers, and supervises holistic patient care.
• Assesses all aspects of the patients’ pain and comfort, developing and implementing an individualized pain management plan, in collaboration with the hospice medical staff. 
• Consults and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team (IDT) and other agencies involved in the patient’s care.
• Supports the patient, family, and caregiver in medical decision making and unique spiritual and cultural beliefs.
• Performs admissions as assigned.
• Communicates appropriate information and participates at IDT meeting, as needed.
• Demonstrates proper body mechanics when performing patient care, utilizing appropriate techniques to accomplish tasks.
• Accurately records and reports pertinent facts and observations regarding patients.
• Communicates appropriate information during shift change.
• Helps to provide continuity of care between team members by ensuring verbal and written reports are clear, concise, and timely.
• Documents any and all teaching in patient record. 
• Teaches patient self-care.
• Teaches those parts of patient care appropriate for each family to provide.
• Assists the patient’s family with understanding the illness, plan of care, and needs of the patient.
• Assists the patient’s family, or ECF staff, with understanding the illness, the dying process, plan of care, and needs of the patient.
• Teaches the patient and family their rights regarding hospice care and benefits.
• Serves as preceptor/mentor to other staff nurses and Aides.
• Committed to Agency resolution against fraud and abuse.
• Knowledgeable in hospice philosophy and state and federal rules and regulations.
• Arrives to work and meetings on time and ready to work.
• Respects confidentiality of patients/families and other Agency employees.
• Attends educational meetings/conferences for professional growth as required.
• Attends and completes yearly nursing skills validations.
• Sees change as an opportunity and maintains a level of flexibility, which allows for adaptation to new ways of performing.
• May be required to work either IPU based on staffing needs and/or acuity
• Accountable to supervise/direct CNA’s 
• Follows directions and policies that allow for an organizational commitment to working under time pressures without sacrificing quality.

Conditions of Employment for RN for Inpatient Unit 

• Compliance to Annual Flu Shot Policy and COVID vaccination or ability to provide exemption documentation
• Provide an active auto insurance policy as a licensed driver in the State of Indiana with the proper level of coverage as directed
• Provide an active driver’s license
• Pass Drug and Background Check
• Ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
• High level of integrity, ethics and professionalism.

Success Capabilities for RN for Inpatient Unit 

• Licensed RN in State of Indiana
• Experience preferred in hospice care, home health, oncology and/or pain and symptom management.
• Current CPR certification
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, good driving record and auto accident insurance

NOTE: The responsibilities of this position are described above, and they may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other reasons. Also, this description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.