Registered Nurse - IPU - Night shift
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Overview
Required skills & experience - Registered Nurse with a current nursing license, BSN preferred. - Ability to apply for TN license within 30 days of hire. - Knowledge of or willingness to learn hospice care. - Minimum one year nursing practice or equivalent experience required. - Hospice, Oncology, Cardiac, MedSur preferred. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Using nursing process and current standards of practice provides nursing care to assigned patients. - In collaboration with IDT, patient, and family, establishes and implements hospice plan of care. - Anticipates the need for and initiates interventions to prevent complications and to alleviate physical and psychological discomfort. - Organizes and completes work in an effective and time efficient manner. - Notifies Medical Director/designee and IDT of patient needs and/or changes in condition. - Provides and maintains safe environment for patients, families, and other employees.
Benefits
Company
The only nonprofit provider of hospice care and end-of-life services in Middle Tennessee. Its mission is to provide loving care for people with life-threatening illnesses, support to their families, and service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives. This includes in-home and in-patient hospice care, grief support, advance care planning, outreach, support to underserved communities, education, financial assistance, a comprehensive volunteer program, and professional training through the Alive Institute. A pioneer in the “good death” movement, Alive established the third hospice in the nation in 1975. T