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RN – Inpatient Hospice
Presbyterian Healthcare Services. Provide specialized, high-acuity palliative and end-of-life care in an inpatient hospice facility .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide specialized, high-acuity palliative and end-of-life care in an inpatient hospice facility
- Perform rapid, continuous assessments of complex physical, emotional and spiritual needs
- Administer advanced protocols to control severe pain, respiratory distress and terminal agitation
- Evaluate comfort measures and adjust care in real time
- Coordinate the inpatient plan of care with physicians, social workers and chaplains
- Communicate patient status changes to physicians to secure and update medical orders
- Educate families about the active dying process and provide emotional reassurance during crises
- Document all care to meet regulatory and agency compliance standards
- Delegate duties to and supervise LPNs and CNAs
- Provide shift coverage, including holidays and weekends, and perform professional post-mortem care
Requirements
What you’ll need- Associate degree in Nursing
- Minimum one year in direct patient care setting or home health/hospice care
- License to practice as Registered Nurse in the state of New Mexico
- Registered Nurse-NM
- BLS required
- Ability to provide shift coverage including holidays and weekends
- Ability to administer advanced comfort-care protocols and manage severe pain, respiratory distress and terminal agitation
- Ability to document care precisely for regulatory and agency compliance
- Ability to delegate duties to and supervise LPNs and CNAs
Benefits
Comp & perks- Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety wearable badge for quickly and discreetly calling for help
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- EPIC electronic charting system
- Free on-site and community-based gyms
- Nutrition coaching and classes
- Mindfulness and meditation resources
- Wellness challenges