Registered Nurse - Hospice- BJC Healthcare
Company: BJC HealthCare
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
Additional Information About the Role
Are you passionate about End of Life Care? Do you enjoy providing
support to patients and their families? If so, this may be the role
for you!
* Two weekdays & every other weekend
* 8 hour shifts (9:00 am - 5:30 pm OR 10:00 am - 6:30 pm)
* Benefit Eligible
* Mileage Reimbursement
* Laptop & Cell Provided
* Sign On Bonus
Overview
BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range
of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult
and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy,
home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical
equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care
programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma,
cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.
BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both
Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become
the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest
in the country.
BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range
of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult
and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy,
home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical
equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care
programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma,
cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.
BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both
Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become
the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest
in the country.
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Role Purpose
Registered Nurse evaluates the client and furnishes services
requiring substantial and specialized skill, appropriate preventive
and rehabilitative nursing procedures, and instructions to assist
the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques. When
assigned as case manager, the staff nurse is responsible for
coordinating all aspects of care related to that patient.
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Responsibilities
* Monitors patients response and modifies plan of care
accordingly.
* Provides accurate documentation as required.
* Delivers direct patient care by assessing and evaluating
patient's physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
* Develops and implements individual plans of care in accordance
with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
* Educates patients and their families on how to manage their
illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and
medication administration.
* BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The
ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe
manner is an essential function of this job.
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Minimum Requirements
* Nursing Diploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing
* RN license
* Valid driver's license
Preferred Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
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