RN / Registered Nurse - Hospice

RN / Registered Nurse - Hospice

Job Locations

US-VA-MECHANICSVILLE

ID

2025-161670

Line of Business

At Home Care Hospice

Position Type

Full-Time

Our Company

At Home Care Hospice

Overview

Schedule : Full Time Monday-Friday 8 : 30AM-5PM

Office Location : This position will report to our Mechanicsville office located at 8149 Walnut Grove Road Mechanicsville, VA 23111

Coverage area : Travel between all 4 hospice branches required. AT Home Hospice has branches in Mechanicsville, Colonial Heights, Fredericksburg & Williamsburg

A Registered Nurse specializing in hospice care provides compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life care to patients with terminal illnesses. They work closely with interdisciplinary teams to manage pain and symptoms, provide emotional support to patients and their families, coordinate care and resources, and ensure the highest quality of life for patients in their final stages. They may also provide education and guidance on advance care planning and help facilitate a peaceful and dignified transition for patients.

Responsibilities

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)
• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process
• Assesses and evaluates patient's status by :

Writing and initiating plan of care

Includes the patient and the family in the planning process

Completes, maintains and=0 submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient's condition and care given

Records pain / symptom management changes / outcomes as appropriate

Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; obtains / receives physicians' orders as required

Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan

Teaches the patient and family / caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate

Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families / caregivers

Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group

Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient

Assists the patient and family / caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care

Works in cooperation with the family / caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family / caregiver

Attends interdisciplinary group meetings

Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy

Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services

are available

Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required

Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes

Fulfills the obligation of requested and / or accepted case assignments

Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities

Qualifications

About our Line of Business

At At Home Care Hospice, our primary ambition is to bring first-class care to the warmest and most serene environment possible : home.We provide the full spectrum of hospice services, thoughtfully tailored to the individual needs of patients and families.At Home Care Hospice, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is grounded in a foundational commitment to providing exceptional patient care and championing our agency leadership and teams.We are proud to have experts in the health care industry on our team. We are confident you will find purpose, meaning and a chance to make a positive impact from day one. For more information, please visit athomecarehospice.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.