RN - Registered Nurse

Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) who has incredible assessment skills and enjoy meeting the needs of patients and families? 

Are you ready to get back to the basics of why you became a nurse in the first place? 

Join our growing Bristol Hospice Team and make a positive impact in the lives of others. 
 

Bristol Hospice is a nationwide industry leader committed to providing a family-centered approach in the delivery of hospice services throughout our communities. We are dedicated to our mission that all patients and families entrusted to our care will be treated with the highest level of compassion, respect, and dignity. For more information about Bristol Hospice, visit bristolhospice.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
 

Our Culture

Our culture is cultivated using the following values:

• Integrity: We are honest and professional.
• Trust: We count on each other.
• Excellence: We strive to always do our best and look for ways to improve and excel.
• Accountability: We accept responsibility for our actions, attitudes, and mistakes.
• Mutual Respect: We treat others the way we want to be treated.

On An Average Day You Will: 
(Includes, but not limited to) 

• Complete an initial, comprehensive and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs
• Provide a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es)
• Provide professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process
• Assess and evaluate patient’s status by:
  • Writing and initiating plan of care
  • Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
  • Participating in revising the plan of care, as necessary
• Initiate the plan of care and make necessary revisions as patient status and needs change
• Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis
• Develop a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporate palliative nursing actions
• Include the patient and the family in the planning process
• Administer medications and treatments, as prescribed by the physician, in the physician’s plan of care
• Counsel the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs
• Provide health care instructions to the patient, as appropriate, per assessment and plan
• Assist the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitate the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care
• Complete, maintain and submit accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given
• Record pain/symptom management and changes/outcomes as appropriate
• Communicate with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and report changes in the patient’s condition; obtain/receive physicians’ orders, as required
• Communicate with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan
• Teach the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques, as appropriate
• Provide medication, diet and other instructions, as ordered by the physician, and recognize and utilize opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers
• Work in concert with the interdisciplinary group
• Assist the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care
• Work in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver
• Actively participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams
• All other duties as assigned 

Requirements: 

• Must have at least one (1) year of acute care experience in an institutional setting
• One (1) year of experience in home care preferred
• Must have a current licensure in the state
• Must understand the philosophy of hospice concept and understand needs of the terminally ill
• Must be flexible in work hours
• Must demonstrate nursing skills