Inpatient Hospice Nurse, RN

3HC Home Health and Hospice Inpatient Nurse, RN (PRN) Location: Crystal Coast Hospice House (Newport, NC)

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3HC has provided compassionate care to North Carolinians since 1981. We strive to ensure our patients enjoy life’s journey, recover quickly, live comfortably and face “end of life” with dignity. We believe in providing high-quality, cost-effective care that surpasses industry standards. If you want to make a difference, provide meaningful one-on-one care, and develop relationships with both your patients and team members, then join Team 3HC and reach your personal & professional best.

Summary

The Inpatient Hospice Nurse, RN is responsible for providing skilled nursing care to patients requiring continuous inpatient nursing care. Rotates weekends and works weekend shifts as needed.

• Qualification Requirements
• Registered Nurse currently licensed to practice nursing in the state of North Carolina
• Minimum of two-years’ experience as a professional nurse, preferably in an oncology/acute care setting

• Essential Functions
• Abides by and supports 3HC's Compliance Program and Code of Ethics. 3HC's Compliance motto is "Compliance for all and all for Compliance".
• Creates positive experiences for internal and external customers that will meet their expectations. (External customers include our patients, families, referral sources, vendors, the community, etc. Internal customers are the people within the agency with whom you work.) Displays a high degree of courtesy, tact, and knowledge of services provided by the agency in all contact with staff, patients, and visitors.
• Conducts the admission of the patient to the center by: (a) obtaining a medical history, particularly as it relates to the present condition and co-morbidities, from the patient/family member(s), (b) performing a physical assessment of the patient, (c) assessing the patient's support systems to determine what assistance will be available from family members in caring for the patient after discharge, (d) assessing the patient and family member(s) to determine what health teaching will be required, (e) assessing the patient's physical, psychosocial, spiritual needs and support systems to determine level of care needed, (f) explaining nursing and other services of the center to patients and families as a part of planning for care, (g) explaining the inpatient facility is a restraint free facility, and (h) smoke free facility and campus.