RN - Hospice House
Posted on: 6 Jul 2023
Vancouver, WA
Job Description
PeaceHealth is seeking a RN - Hospice House for a Per Diem/Relief, 0.00 FTE, Variable position. The general salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $37.83 – $73.90. The actual hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to, the job/position responsibilities, location, terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement, education, training, work experience, seniority, work performance, etc.
Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all members of the care delivery team.
DETAILS OF POSITION
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.
Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
Performs other duties as assigned.
WHAT YOU BRING
Graduate of an accredited school/college of nursing
BSN preferred.
Specialty certification preferred.
Minimum 1 years hospice RN experience (or equivalent education and/or experience).
Acute care nursing experience preferred.
3 years hospice experience preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs.
WA State RN Licensure with Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers and current WA State Food and Beverage Service Worker’s Permit.
ACLS certification may be required.
OTHER SKILLS:
Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment
Able to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy and procedures
Basic computer skills
SOUTHWEST PHYSICAL/COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS
Work requires active physical exertion up to 33% of the time.
Ability to lift objects weighing 80 lbs. or less.
Work requires frequent exposure to minor cold, heat, poor ventilation or sharp instruments. Reasonably anticipated exposure to blood and body fluids once per month or more.
Duties require the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail (more than 65% of work time).
Provides patient care in an uncontrolled home environment; operates motor vehicle on urban and rural roadways up to 25% of each day (to include inclement weather).
PeaceHealth
Vancouver, WA
PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a nonprofit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 1,200 physicians and providers, and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest.
In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of its founding Sisters and continues to serve communities when invited to do so with a spirit of collaboration and stewardship. For more information, visit peacehealth.org.
Our Mission
We carry on the healing mission of Jesus Christ by promoting personal and community health, relieving pain and suffering, and treating each person in a loving and caring way.
Our Core Values
Respect
We respect the dignity and appreciate the worth of each person as demonstrated by our compassion, caring and acceptance of individual differences.
Collaboration
We value the involvement, cooperation and creativity of all who work together to promote the health of the community.
Stewardship
We choose to serve the community and hold ourselves accountable to exercise ethical and responsible stewardship in the allocation and utilization of human, fi nancial and environmental resources.
Social Justice
We build and evaluate the structures of our organization and those of society to promote the just distribution of health care resources.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees16,000 +
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