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Hospice Inpatient Unit RN/LPN - NOC/3rd Shift (Madison IPU)

Agrace, Madison, WI, United States


Location
Agrace Inpatient Unit – Madison, WI

Position Details
Full Time | 0.8 FTE (32 hours/week) | NOC Shift | Weekdays | 11p-7:30a. Includes weekend (every other) and holiday (3/year) rotations.

About Agrace
Join Agrace, a nationally recognized nonprofit leader in hospice and palliative care. If you are a skilled RN/LPN who values meaningful, patient-centered care, this is your opportunity to make a difference.

How You’ll Make a Difference (Essential Functions)
The Inpatient Unit (IPU) Nurse is responsible for patient and family satisfaction through the provision of nursing care by seeing patients, conducting assessments, following and updating the plan of care, providing interventions, communicating, and documenting. The IPU RN/LPN provides patient and family centered care consistent with Agrace philosophy, goals, standards, regulations and policies.

Key Responsibilities

Patient and Family Assessments

Assess patient’s and family’s physical, pain, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, environmental and educational needs as outlined by the plan of care (POC).

Collect data from the patient, family, significant other or other members of the interdisciplinary team and other health care professionals.

Identify, interpret, and document assessment data collected in the nursing interview, physical assessment and other health data.

Document and report significant changes in condition or unusual incidents to appropriate IDT member such as client abuse
eglect, suicidal intent, harmful coping mechanisms or violence, etc.

Patient Care

Respond to patient and family needs or change in condition or need for acute patient intervention.

Provide interventions, treatments, and pain management to patient and family to meet needs. Evaluate the effectiveness of pain management or other intervention and adjust to meet needs.

Provide patient and family education on pain, symptom management, end of life, etc. Evaluate the effectiveness of education and adjust to meet needs.

Plan of Care

Formulate, implement, and revise individualized POC in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), patient, and family.

Include goals, pain management, interventions, education, discharge plan, etc.

Develop reasonable and achievable outcome measures and establish priorities in the planning and provision of care.

Read, understand, and follow the plan of care. Document interventions, outcomes, and changes in patient condition in electronic health record (EHR).

Delegate cares and make referrals to appropriate disciplines and volunteers.

Oversee work of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN).

Miscellaneous

Participate in staff meetings to plan and evaluate patient/family services.

Precept new staff and students.

Qualifications

ADN required, BSN preferred

Current, unrestricted Registered Nursing or Licensed Practical Nursing License in state of employment

One-year nursing experience preferred

Must be at least 18 years of age

Basic Microsoft Office skills

Intermediate electronic health records skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality about patients, families, caregivers, staff, donors, and organizational intellectual property

Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions

Benefits

Competitive salary with free parking

Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees who are hired for 28+ hours per week (.7 FTE+)

Retirement plans with employer matching

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday paid time off

Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development

Equal Opportunity Employer
agrace Health Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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