St Anthony s Hospice Inc·Henderson County, Kentucky
The RN is responsible for planning, coordinating, and documenting individualized care for hospice patients from admission through discharge. This includes managing symptoms, providing skilled nursing interventions, and offering emotional support to patients and their families.
Full-time day shift and night shift opportunities available.
St. Anthony’s is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse to join our inpatient hospice care team in providing exceptional end-of-life care. This role requires a balance of clinical expertise, emotional intelligence and critical thinking to ensure patients receive comfort, dignity and support during one of life’s most difficult journeys.
At St. Anthony’s, we focus on the person, not the diagnosis. Our interdisciplinary team works together to provide individualized care that supports the physical, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and families facing serious illness.
Working at St. Anthony’s means more time with your patients, meaningful relationships with families, teammates you can count on and a mission-driven culture centered around compassionate care.
The Inpatient Hospice Nurse - RN is responsible for planning, coordinating, providing and documenting care for hospice patients within the inpatient care setting from admission through discharge. Utilizing physician orders, clinical judgment and interdisciplinary collaboration, the RN develops and implements individualized Plans of Care that meet each patient’s unique needs while ensuring compliance with organizational standards, state and federal regulations and Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation.
The RN serves as a primary clinical support for patients and families by providing skilled nursing care, symptom management, education and emotional support throughout the hospice journey.
Provides comprehensive physical, psychosocial and nursing assessments for assigned hospice patients.
Develops, implements, evaluates and updates individualized Plans of Care based on patient needs and physician orders.
Provides hospice nursing care in accordance with hospice regulations, standards and Medicare Conditions of Participation.
Collaborates with physicians, nursing staff and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate patient care and symptom management.
Provides treatments and nursing interventions including but not limited to wound care, catheter care, colostomy care, respiratory care, enteral feedings, central venous access device care, pain management and post-mortem care.
Administers medications and treatments safely in accordance with physician orders, patient condition and nursing standards.
Orders medications, supplies and durable medical equipment necessary to support patient comfort and safety.
Assesses and manages pain and other symptoms to maximize patient comfort and quality of life.
Educates patients and caregivers regarding medications, disease progression, safety, end-of-life expectations and hospice services.
Responds appropriately to the physical, emotional, psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and families.
Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, case conferences, staff meetings and educational opportunities as assigned.
Completes accurate and timely clinical documentation within the electronic medical record system.
Communicates effectively with patients, families, physicians and interdisciplinary team members regarding patient care and changes in condition.
Demonstrates the ability to work independently while adapting to changing patient needs and unit priorities.
Maintains confidentiality and complies with all organizational, state, federal and Medicare regulatory requirements.
Performs additional duties as assigned.
May include weekends and holidays on rotation.
Candidates must be a licensed Registered Nurse in Kentucky with previous nursing experience. Proficiency in EMR documentation and a commitment to the hospice philosophy of care are required.
Market context
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