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Serenity Hospice Care After Hours Hospice RN in Mercer County, New Jersey
Serenity Hospice provides caring and compassionate hospice care services to patients and families throughout New Jersey. Our mission is to alleviate pain and symptoms; foster a state of calmness and harmony; and encourage an appreciation of family, friends, and life experiences.
Serenity Hospice is looking to add a dedicated and compassionate On-Call Registered Nurse to delivering exceptional care, comfort and support to patients as needed. They will develop plans for individual needs, perform regular check-ups and communicate with family members as needed.
This position works one week on, one week off & covers Burlington & Mercer counties.
Responsibilities:
Respond to manage distress calls as needed.
Admit new patients onto service
Provide nursing care, emotional support and education to patients and families.
Complete an initial assessment of patient and family to determine hospice care needs
Regularly re-evaluates the patients nursing needs
Use assessment data to determine care plan needs
Collaborate with the entire healthcare team, patient and family, to help direct the work of the team to provide care that is continuous and well-coordinated
RN counsels the patient and family in meeting end of life needs
Registered Nurse initiates appropriate preventative nursing procedures
Communicates with the physician regarding patient's needs and reports any changes in the patient's condition
Supervises the Hospice Aides and LPN's
Requirements:
Candidate must be able to work nights including weekends.
Candidate must be able to work on-call schedule (one week on, one week off)
Current NJ RN License in good standing
Hospice Experience Preferred
Willing to travel to the assigned areas
Must have reliable transportation with liability insurance
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
We offer a competitive salary based on experience and a generous benefit package including Health, Dental, Matched 401(k) and PTO Days.
Serenity Hospice Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.