Summary

• Shift Timings: 08:00 - 16:30 Hours Monday to friday (5 Days/8 Hours Shift)

• Per Week: 40 Hours

​Provides nursing services to patients and families at end of life that include assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation in the home setting or nursing home.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provides competent ongoing holistic nursing assessments, planning, palliative interventions and evaluations, individualized patient and family centered care utilizing knowledge of diverse lifestyles, family structures, and dynamic cultural and religious practices, learning preferences, and age and gender specific considerations.

• Collaborates in the development, review and revision of interdisciplinary team plan of care.

• Oversees Hospice Aide services.

• Utilizes Hospice resources efficiently.

• Demonstrates flexibility to meet patient/family needs across MercyOne North Iowa Hospice.

• Able to manage caseload assigned by clinical manager.

• Demonstrates understanding of rules and regulations governing hospice services.

• Maintains accurate clinical record in timely manner and demonstrates competency with electronic medical record (EMR) and tablets.

• Participates in regularly scheduled meetings, in-services and quality assurance/improvement activities. Participates in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.

• Demonstrates autonomy, professional judgment, responsibility, reliability, service excellence and critical thinking skills.

• Responds to on call duties as assigned.

• Must be able to function professionally in patient’s residence where conditions may be less than desirable to individual nurse.

• Maintains required department confidentiality and abides by HIPPA regulations.

• Provides competent patient care to the above indicated patient populations by obtaining and appropriately interpreting data, making appropriate decisions based on demonstrated knowledge of age-specific growth and development, and appropriately adapting procedures and treatments.

• Takes an active role in enhancing ability to carry out job functions through personal and professional/job-related growth and development and participates in medical center and/or departmental education programs.

• Communicates with and performs duties following the philosophy of Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa and the Sisters of Mercy reflecting the organization’s Mission, Values, and Guiding Behaviors.

• Supports and abides by all medical center, departmental, and safety policies and procedures. Proactively identifies safety concerns surrounding the work environment.

• Performs other responsibilities as requested by supervisor, manager or department head.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $35.00 - $41.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Physical setting:

• Long term care

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• 5x8
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Mason City, IA 50401: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person