Facility: Charlotte Department Outpatient Hospice

Work Schedule: 8:00am-5:00pm

PRN Details: Weekend Call Rotation

Job Status Full-Time

Overview

This role provides home nursing care for Hospice patients and support to their loved ones in accordance with approved standards of care, approved hospital and department policy, physician’s orders and plan of care.

At Novant Health, one of our core values is diversity and inclusion. By engaging the strengths and talents of each team member, we ensure a strong organization capable of providing remarkable healthcare to our patients, families and communities. Therefore, we invite applicants from all group dynamics to apply to our exciting career opportunities.

Qualifications

•  Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred.
•  Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required; BSN preferred . 
•  Experience:
•  Two years direct patient care in medical surgical nursing, required. 
•  Previous home care or hospice experience, preferred. 
•  Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required. 
•  Additional skills required:
•  Ability to provide direct patient care, demonstrate excellent nursing skills. 
•  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, and basic math skills. 
•  Understands hospice philosophy and issues of death/dying and demonstrates competency in pain and symptom management with EOL care. 
•  Ability to interpret information to identify each patient’s requirements for care relative to his/her age specific needs. 
•  Ability to prioritize, organize and handle varying and unpredictable situation such as emergencies or crisis situations. 
•  Must be flexible, versatile, adaptable to change, with good critical thinking, problem solving and diplomacy skills. 
•  Knowledge of procedures and nursing standards of practice, both general and specific to the specialties of medical- surgical nursing. 
•  Ability to interact effectively with diverse individuals at all levels of authority, in teams and on committees. 
•  Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. 
•  Must have computer experience and have reliable transportation to and from all work related assignments and activities. 
•  Must be flexible to travel as needed between different locations, as assigned, in all weather conditions and on roads in varying degrees of repair. 
•  Must be available for after hours call on rotational basis. 
•  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, night driving, and ability to adjust and focus. 

Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

•  Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement. 
•  The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care. 
•  All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".