Admissions Nurse

Job Details

Job Location

Sioux City IA - Sioux City, IA

Position Type

Full Time

Description

Hospice care is the place for nurses looking for the autonomy to spend time with their patients, manage their own care plans and lead an interdisciplinary team. At St. Croix Hospice you will join a culture focused solely on working together to provide the best end-of-life experience for patients and their loved ones in your community.

Because you matter at St. Croix Hospice, we will support you with:

• Competitive pay and benefits including insurance, disability, life and FSA

• Professional development, tuition reimbursement and “Career Ladder” advancement programs

• Flexible scheduling and the autonomy to lead the care plan and spend time with your patients

• Comprehensive healthcare, life and disability insurance plans

• 401k retirement plan with a company match

• Clinical resources to support you in the field including a nurse support line, education and quality departments, triage team, bereavement and compliance resources, and mileage reimbursement

• Health and wellness programs, including mental health support such as virtual grief support for healthcare workers

• Award winning clinical and quality programs, and six unique specialty care treatment programs which include staff education and training

• Company-provided technology such as tablets and/or cell phones

  Required

• RN licensure for the state(s) you will work in

• Clean driving record, and valid driver’s license and auto insurance

  Job Description

  The Admissions Nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. This 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.

• You will complete an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs.

• You will develop a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. This plan will include the patient and the family in the planning process.

• You will initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.

• Travel throughout the day and sometimes after-hours

  This is not a complete list of all duties. Full job description can be supplied upon request.

Qualifications

RN