Job Description

Job description

Berkley Home Health & Hospice, a boutique hospice is excited to announce an opening for our rapidly growing team. We are seeking an amazing Registered Nurse (Hospice RN) to come to grow with us and provide skilled professional hospice nursing to our amazing patients in the Centennial / Littleton / Highlands Ranch areas.

As an established provider of hospice services, we offer a family-type atmosphere where we care for our team and have a mission of support, care, and going above and beyond.

We offer smaller caseloads, supportive management, and an overall environment that is conducive to the hard work of the hospice team!

Hospice RN Responsibilities and Duties

Provides skilled nursing patient care or service within the established plan of care. Coordinates all services relative to providing skilled nursing care. Demonstrates exceptional service to patients, families, referral sources, co-workers, and other customers. Assists team members as needed to ensure that this level of service is consistently provided. Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, and environmental status; identifies problems and appropriate interventions and initiates the Plan of Care based on these findings. Includes the patient and family in the planning process. Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding changes in patient status; identifies problems and appropriate interventions and updates the Plan of Care based on these findings. Communicates with the Clinical Team Lead and physician regarding observations and recommended interventions. 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 well with the interdisciplinary group. Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are provided timely.

Qualifications and Skills

Demonstrates excellent observation, problem-solving, verbal and written communications; nursing skills per competency checklist. Shows the ability to organize and prioritize workload independently. Maintains a current CPR certification. Must be a licensed driver with reliable transportation that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order. Registered nurse with current license to practice professional nursing in the state of Colorado.

Required Experience:

Prior hospice / relevant experience or (1) year of recent medical/surgical experience strongly preferred. Please send a resume with salary requirements and a cover letter. Give our team a call and come in to learn about the various opportunities we have to offer.

What we offer:

This is a full-time position, the right candidate will be offered an excellent compensation package of:

Competitive salary*

Health insurance*

Dental*

PTO*

401k and more*

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $87,000.00 - $92,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Travel reimbursement Vision insurance
Experience:

Hospice nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:

RN License (Colorado) (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road