Nurse Hospice
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Job Description
Overview
Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 384-bed not-for-profit Level 2 Trauma Center located in Carmichael California. We have served north Sacramento County as well as south Placer County for over 50 years. Our facility is one of the areas largest medical centers and also one of the most comprehensive. Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to community well-being; providing excellent patient care to all. Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center as well as a Spine Center of Excellence. We are proud recipients of the Perinatal Care Certificate of Excellence and a Certificate of Excellence for Hip and Knee Replacements.
Responsibilities
PM Per Diem Hospice Registered Nurse
Mercy Hospice is a comprehensive program offered by Dignity Health for individuals and families facing serious and life-threatening illness with a prognosis of six months or less. Mercy Hospice professionals and volunteers offer physical emotional and spiritual comfort to patients and families. The primary focus of Mercy Hospice is to enable families to care for their loved ones at home. Specialized support and care are carried out under the direction of a physician and include:
Regular nursing visits to assist in pain and symptom management
Emotional support education and community resources provided by a social worker to assist the patient and family
Spiritual support provided by a hospice chaplain
Personal services provided by certified home health/hospice aides
Volunteer services for companionship respite and caregiver support
Continuing support to families for a period of 13 months through our bereavement (grief) program
The Mercy Hospice team consists of physicians nurses social workers counselors (including dietary) chaplains home health aides and volunteers. The hospice team meets regularly to discuss current cases and coordinate care to ensure quality and continuity for the patient. The medical director meets with the team to review care plans giving direction and advice as necessary. Additional services are provided such as pharmacy physical therapy and occupational therapy when needed.
Hospice provides 24 hour-a-day support for patients and their families.
Mercy Hospice is a Medicare-certified Joint Commission accredited program. We are also a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA) California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). We are a partner in the We Honor Veterans (WHV) program. Mercy Hospice also contracts with many major private insurance companies that provide a hospice benefit. Regardless of ability to pay Mercy Hospice is available to patients and families who are facing life-limiting illness.
Give nursing care the way nursing care was meant to be! With the support of the entire hospice team of professional and volunteer care for patients and their loved ones as they face a life limiting illness. Provide competent compassionate care when it matters most. The incumbent provides care treatment and service to Hospice patients and their families in their place of residence. Functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team.
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Qualifications
Minimum:
1 year Hospice nursing (LVN or RN) experience in the previous 5 years
Currently licensed as an R.N. in California
Current drivers license. If out of state license consistent with CA DMV regulations must obtain CA drivers license within the first 30 days of employment
Current possession of automobile insurance and access to an operating motor vehicle
Current BLS from the American Heart Association
- Shift 1400-2230
Preferred:
BSN degree
Public Health Nurse certificate
CHPN certificate
Employment Type
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