Our newly licensed Christian Village Hospice is Growing!

“We are seeking a dedicated full-time hospice nurse to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families. If you are compassionate about providing quality end-of-life care, possess excellent communication skills and have a heart for compassion we encourage you to apply to join our team.”

The Christian Village Communities is a not-for-profit retirement community. Our mission is to guide older adults to joyful and purposeful life experiences in a faith-filled community. Our parent company, CBA, is guided by its mission of Serving with Excellence, Reflecting Jesus’ Compassion.

Job Description Summary

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs comfort care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

Patient Care

1. Understand, implement and educate on comfort care philosophy.

2. Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).

3. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.

4. Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:

A. Writing and initiating plan of care.

B. Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs

C. Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary

4. Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.

5. Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.

6. Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.

7. Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.

8. Assess patient need for aide services and develop aide plan of care.

9. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.

10. Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.

11. Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.

12. Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

13. Attend IDG meetings bi-weekly when assigned case manage and must have appropriate documentation complete prior to scheduled meetings.

Visit our website to find out more about our organization www.christianvillages.org.

EOE. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person