Job Description
Location: Madison, WI | On average Resource RNs can expect to drive around 50 miles from their home
Full Time .9 FTE (36 hours/week) | PM/NOC Shift | Weekdays | 4:00pm - 4:30am
Includes on call rotation (1 NOC Shift/Month) weekends (every other weekend) and holiday (3/year) rotations
Sign On Bonus: $10,000
Make a lasting impact with Agrace
Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are a skilled RN who values meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference!
How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)
The Registered Nurse Alt Shift (RN Alt Shift) is responsible for patient and family satisfaction through the provision of nursing care and case management by conducting assessments, triaging patient needs, creating and updating the plan of care, providing interventions, communicating, and documenting. The RN Alt Shift provides coverage for care groups across the homecare teams when a need arises (vacancies, FMLA, high census). The RN Alt Shift provides patient and family centered care consistent with Agrace philosophy, goals, standards, regulations, and policies. As such, percentages of time listed for each essential function may vary or increase based on needs.
Key Responsibilities
Patient and Family Assessments
Assess patients and family’s physical, pain, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and educational needs as outlined by the plan of care (POC).
Collect data from the patient, family, significant other or other members of the interdisciplinary team and other health care professionals.
Identify, interpret, and document assessment data collected in the nursing interview, physical assessment, and other health data.
Document and report significant changes in condition or unusual incidents to appropriate IDT member such as client abuse/neglect, suicidal intent, harmful coping mechanisms or violence, etc.
Collaborate with IDT and primary care provider to create HES for determination of hospice eligibility.
Patient Visits
Respond to patient and family needs or change in condition or need for acute patient intervention.
Provide interventions, treatments, and pain management to patient and family to meet needs. Evaluate
the effectiveness of pain management or other intervention and adjust to meet needs.
Provide patient and family education on pain, symptom management, end of life, etc. Evaluate the effectiveness of education and adjust to meet needs.
Plan of Care
Formulate, implement, and revise individualized POC in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), patient, and family. The POC to include goals, pain management, interventions, education, discharge plan, etc.
Develop reasonable and achievable outcome measures and establish priorities in the planning and provision of care.
Read, understand, and follow the plan of care. Document interventions, outcomes, and changes in patient condition in electronic health record (EHR).
Delegate visits to appropriate disciplines and manage visit sets.
Oversee work of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN).
Miscellaneous
Participate in meetings to plan and evaluate patient/family services.
Precept new staff and students.
You Bring (Qualifications)
Current, unrestricted Registered Nursing License in state of employment
One-year nursing experience, preferred
Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle
Must be at least 18 years of age
Basic Microsoft Office skills
Intermediate electronic health records skills; Epic preferred
Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions
Benefits
Competitive salary with mileage reimbursement
Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE).
Retirement plans with employer matching
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off
Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development
About Agrace
For more than 45 years, Agrace has been an innovator and leader in both caring for patients and their families, and in educating others about death, dying and grief. We are the largest hospice provider in Wisconsin. Well known for end-of-life care, Agrace also serves people across southern Wisconsin who are aging, seriously ill or grieving.
At Agrace we are strengthened by the unique experiences, cultures and traditions of our staff, patients and clients.
Together, we pursue a vision in which every Agrace staff member is treated fairly, and every patient and client experiences the respectful, individualized care they need and deserve.
We foster a culture of belonging that celebrates people’s uniqueness and leads to meaningful, empathetic connections.
Agrace HospiceCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Local area, Relocation bonus, Shift work, Night shift, Rotating shift, Weekend work, Weekday work,