Hospice Nurse-RN On Call

Job Description

The founders of Miracle City Hospice took the lessons learned from their many years of experience in corporate America to create a patient-centered hospice that maximizes resources at bedside while keeping operations local. Our passion is to provide patients and their families with hospice care that is rooted in the communities we serve.

We are also passionate about providing our employees the right tools to do their jobs effectively and provide the best hospice care in the Cleveland, OH area. Our team carries low patient caseloads. We take pride in our staffing levels and our ability to fulfill this promise for every hospice patient. What does this mean for our patients? It means more visits, better care, and the comfort that they deserve. By spending more quality time at bedside and communicating effectively, with patients and their families.

Shift schedule: Options could be 7 days on, 7 days off or 4 days on, 4 days off with every other weekend

What We offer:

Great culture and team atmosphere

Comprehensive benefits effective on the first of the month

401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match

Generous time off accruals

Paid holidays

Mileage reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Hospice Certification benefit and salary increase

Merit Increases

Employee Discount Programs

What You’ll Do:

Assume responsibility for triage of after-hours patient and family phone calls, determining the need for services including assessments, symptom management and care plan updates, delegating nursing visits to appropriate staff members

Obtain data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may impact patient and family’s needs and initiate intervention by other members of the interdisciplinary team as appropriate

Initiate communication with the attending physician, other interdisciplinary staff members and other agencies for the purpose of coordinating optimal care.

Perform clinical pronouncement of death and provide support to family

Maintain an accurate clinical record through the timely preparation of care plans and clinical and progress notes

Qualifications:

Graduate from an accredited registered nursing program

Possession of a current license to practice in the state as a Registered Nurse

Minimum of two years of varied work experience as a professional nurse

Demonstrated skill in nursing practices and clinical judgments

Ability to cope with family emotional stress and tolerance of individual lifestyles

Must possess current CPR Certification

Valid driver’s license and proof of insurance is required

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