RN Care Support - West Palm Beach - TrustBridge, Inc.
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
About the Job
Overview:
Pay range: $30/hr. - $40/hr. based on experience
Use your nursing skills to make a difference.
Hospice nurses provide end of life care to help ensure the comfort and quality of life for their patients. They primarily work in collaborative, team-driven environments that require frequent communication with their patients, families and other caregivers. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, patient and calm. Hospice nurses are caring and kind individuals who possess a special hospice heart who can help our patients celebrate the rest of their life’s journey.
Responsibilities:Hours of operation: 7am - 7:30pm and EOW
Duties and Responsibilities
- Collaborates with departments and staff across the organization to provide excellent services to the patient.
- Promptly and efficiently responds to patient related calls.
- Provides quality professional telephonic intervention to patients based on the Plan of Treatment with regard to the physical, emotional and psychological needs of the patient, within Scope of Practice.
- Education/Regulatory Requirements:
- RN degree from a college or university, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and/or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
- Florida licensed Registered Nurse.
- BSN preferred.
- Current Basic Life Support Certification.
- Hospice Certification preferred.
- Skills:
- Two years in home care, oncology nursing, medical/surgical nursing, geriatric nursing or Hospice nursing.
- Possesses extensive knowledge of professional Nursing principles, practices, and procedures necessary to assess the needs of patients.
- Understanding of and ability to apply characteristics of Hospice nursing, case management and crisis intervention.
- EMR software experience a plus.
- Proficient typing skills and office software applications is highly desirable.
- Professional Requirements:
- Strong and effective telephone communication, teaching and thanatology and needs assessment skills.
- Maintains effective and timely communication with the supervisor and/or team members via telephone, pagers, voicemail, e-mail and other identified means.
- Able to work effectively with lay and professional volunteers.
- Language Skills:
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Source : TrustBridge, Inc.