JOB DESCRIPTION
Employment Type : Full time
Full time
Shift : Day Shift
Day Shift
Description : Position Purpose :
Position Purpose :
Provides nursing services to patients and families at end of life that include assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation in the home setting or nursing home.
What you will Do :
- Provides competent ongoing holistic nursing assessments, planning, palliative interventions and evaluations, individualized patient and family centered care utilizing knowledge of diverse lifestyles, family structures, and dynamic cultural and religious practices, learning preferences, and age and gender specific considerations.
- Collaborates in the development, review and revision of interdisciplinary team plan of care.
- Oversees Hospice Aide services.
- Utilizes Hospice resources efficiently.
- Demonstrates flexibility to meet patient / family needs across Hospice of North Iowa.
- Able to maintain accepted patient / nurse caseload within scheduled hours.
- Demonstrates understanding of rules and regulations governing hospice services.
- Maintains accurate clinical record in timely manner and demonstrates competency with EMR and tablets.
- Participates in regularly scheduled meetings, in-services and quality assurance / improvement activities. Participates in QAPI program.
- Demonstrates autonomy, professional judgment, responsibility, reliability, service excellence and in individual development.
Hours / Schedule :
Full Time Monday-Friday, Days with week night and weekday call rotation.
Minimum Qualifications :
- Current IOWA RN license is required
- Completion of physical assessment course preferred
- BSN preferred
- Hospice and Palliative Care Certification preferred
- Must have demonstrated nursing competence in a health care setting for two years
- Caring for terminally ill patients / families, Hospice or home care nursing experience is preferred
Position Highlights and Benefits :
- Education Assistance offered
- Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater
- Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
- Generous paid time off program
- Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1
Ministry / Facility Information :
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties.
is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa.
Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000.
With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region.
MercyOne Medical Group North Iowa is part of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems. In north Iowa, our clinics are made up of more than 25 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics.