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Hospice House RNThe University of Kansas Health System • Olathe, KS
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Hospice House RN

Hospice House RN

The University of Kansas Health System • Olathe, KS
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Position Summary

/ Career Interest:The Registered Nurse (RN) utilizes the nursing process to coordinate the interdisciplinary approach to patient care in the Hospice House. He/she provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way. He/she integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families. The RN collaborates with others to integrate assessment and input of the patient, family and the interdisciplinary team. He/she ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Demonstrates leadership skills in decision-making and problem solving. The RN integrates and communicates knowledge and sensitivity to hospice patients' psychosocial, spiritual, cultural and age specific needs. He/she practices within the boundaries of the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards and organizational/departmental policies and procedures.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

  • Consistently meets work schedule.
  • All other duties as assigned.
  • Independently performs a comprehensive assessment to provide the most effective patient care for a given population.
  • Anticipates and intervenes in an appropriate and timely manner when there are concerns related to patient and staff safety.
  • Acts professionally and communicates appropriately when interacting with patients, family members, nurses, and other medical professionals.
  • Adheres to hospital policies related to medication safety, including order writing format, correct administration considerations, double checks and other established policies and practices.
  • Accurately assesses patient's/family's readiness to learn, organizes and executes an individualized teaching plan, evaluates patient's understanding using teach back methods; modifies approach as necessary.
  • Develops, implements and evaluates plan of care that recognizes changes in the patient's condition and adapts plan as needed.
  • Delegates appropriately according to task situation, level of expertise and functions as an independent and supportive team member. Takes a leadership role in building and maintaining an environment where all team members thrive.
  • Utilizes technology correctly for functions related to patient care delivery, mandatory programs/competencies and policies/procedures.
  • Seeks out additional learning experiences within the practice area:
    - Unit specific certifications
    - Consultation with experts
    - Inservices/rounds
    - Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team
  • Consistently role models individualized therapeutic communication based upon patient and family psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs.
  • Provides direct patient care needs including but not limited to effective pain management , safe medication administration , and comfort/personal care for the patients.
  • Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
  • These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.


Required Education and Experience

  • Associate Degree Nursing
  • Previous Healthcare Experience


Preferred Education and Experience

  • 1 or more years of Hospice Experience


Required Licensure and Certification

  • Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing upon Hire
  • CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS within 14 days

Time Type:

Job Requisition ID:

R-42882

Important information for you to know as you apply:

  • The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.

  • The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link .

  • Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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