Hospice Registered Nurse - RN
Location: Birmingham Alabama
Description: Gentiva is in need of Hospice Registered Nurse - RN right now, this job will be placed in Alabama. Further informations about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Hospice Registered Nurse â€" Gentiva Hospice
I believe that the care we give can make every moment count. Compassionate care and uncompromising service â€" that’s how Gentiva Hospice improves quality of life in the final stages of life. By delivering palliative care by hospice professionals, our patients can spend their remaining days in comfort and peace.
At Gentiva Hospice, we believe that every moment matters. We believe in compassionate care. Most of all, we believe in dignity and respect for each patient we serve.
I believe in working for a company that cares as much as I do.
Gentiva Hospice offers our hospice registered nurses a unique employment package that includes:
- Unprecedented opportunities for career growth.
- Clinical ladder for professional credentialing and advancement.
- Flexible full-time and part-time positions.
- Comprehensive benefits which include competitive pay with direct deposit, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, life insurance, a generous PTO package, paid holidays, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and much more.
As a Hospice Registered Nurse , you will:
Provide care and emotional support to the actively dying patient. Assist with activities of daily living to provide comfort for patient. Complete initial history and physical assessment. Assess individual status and care / instruction needed by the patient. Prepare and implement patient’s plan of care while collaborating with Hospice Team. Provide hands-on care, case management and evaluation of the care plan, and education of the patient utilizing Gentiva Care Notes. Revise plan in consultation with physician based on ongoing assessments.
In addition, a Gentiva Hospice Registered Nurse :
Has the autonomy to make individualized patient-centered decisions for optimal clinical care. Works with other highly skilled clinicians through a multi- or interdisciplinary team approach. Benefits from the award-winning Gentiva University for clinical and professional development courses for advanced training and free continuing education credits. Has access to the latest tools, research and techniques through the Gentiva Health Education Center . Qualifications
- Diploma, Associate or Bachelor Degree in Nursing
- A minimum of two years nursing experience preferred
- Strong med surg, ICU, ER, oncology or acute experience
- Hospice experience a plus
- Current and unrestricted Registered Nurse licensure
- Current CPR certification
- Good organizational and communication skills
- Ability to partner and collaborate with Hospice Clinical Team
- Gentiva Health Services, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V encouraged to apply.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Gentiva.
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This job starts available on: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:23:01 GMT