Hospice Registered Nurse

Are you looking to make a difference in the job you do? Are you ready to join an organization where you can make a significant impact every day?
Are you a dedicated and caring Registered Nurse with a passion for providing exceptional patient and family care? Do you thrive in a community setting and excel at collaborating with interdisciplinary teams? Do you prefer a flexible schedule? At RVNAhealth, you can experience satisfying and challenging work that makes a real difference in people’s lives,. We are an agency where you can feel valued and achieve professional growth and development with personal fulfillment.
Why RVNAhealth?
RVNAhealth (formerly known as RVNA, the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association) is an eleven-time winner of the Hearst Media Top Workplaces Award. We offer rewarding career opportunities where you can make an enormous impact. As an RN, you'll have the ability to flex your schedule!
Benefits of Working at RVNAhealth
RVNAhealth is committed to providing an exceptional, supportive, and progressive work environment for each employee. We offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Extensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a 403(b) plan with matching contributions, life and disability insurance plans
• Paid time off
• Personal Wellness Days
• A supportive and employee-centric culture
• Comprehensive orientation
• Career path
• Ongoing educational, training and certification opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Work-life balance: full-time, part-time, and per-diem opportunities

What You'll Do: As a Hospice RN, your mission will be to deliver compassionate and personalized patient care in alignment with physician's orders. Your responsibilities will include:

• Regularly assesses and reassesses the nursing needs of the Hospice patient. Competently implements care needed for comfort and palliation of symptoms
• Provides direct client care and works closely with case manager in implementing care.
• Performs admission procedure as per RVNAHealth policies using electronic health record in a timely manner with accurate documentation. Develops a plan of care consistent with the physician’s plan of treatment and patient/ family wishes.
• Coordinates the implementation of the plan of care for patients residing in SNF, ALF, hospital contract bed or personal residence.
• Provides dietary counseling.
• Provides Hospice nursing services, treatments and preventive procedures.
• Initiates nursing procedures appropriate for the patient’s Hospice care and safety.
• Observes signs and symptoms and reports to the physician and IDG members any unexpected changes in the patient’s physical or emotional condition.
• Teaches, supervises and counsels the Hospice patient, family members and facility staff about providing care for the client.

Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred
• Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut.
• A minimum of two years of nursing experience and active patient contact preferred.
• Prior Hospice experience not required, we will train you.
• Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgements.
• Able to drive in all types of weather.

RVNAhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. RVNAhealth is committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized.

This agency is independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the agency, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this agency. All inquiries about employment at this agency should be made directly to the agency location and not to the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home.