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Registered Nurse – Hospice Care (rural service area: Hebbronville, Alice, Kingsville and surrounding area)

The registered nurse plans, organizes, and directs hospice care with an emphasis on community health education. The professional nurse uses community resources to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

• Patient Care:
  • Completes an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs.
  • Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
  • Provides professional nursing care utilizing all elements of the nursing process.
  • Assesses and evaluates patient status by writing and initiating plans of care, re‑evaluating needs regularly, participating in revisions, and using assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
  • Develops a care plan that establishes goals based on nursing diagnoses and incorporates palliative nursing actions.
  • Includes patient and family in the planning process.
  • Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
  • Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
  • Counsels patient and family to meet nursing and related needs.
  • Provides health‑care instructions per assessment and plan.
  • Assists patient with activities of daily living and facilitates efforts toward self‑sufficiency and optional comfort care.
• Communication:
  • Completes, maintains, and submits accurate clinical notes regarding patient condition and care given.
  • Records pain/symptom management changes and outcomes.
  • Communicates with the physician regarding patient needs, reports changes in condition, and obtains orders as required.
  • Communicates with community health professionals to coordinate the care plan.
  • Teaches patient and family/caregiver self‑care techniques.
  • Provides medication, diet, and other instructions as ordered by the physician.
  • Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
  • Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
  • Assists patient, family, caregiver, and team members in providing continuity of care.
  • Works with family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group members to meet emotional needs.
  • Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
• Additional Duties:
  • Participates in on‑call duties as defined by the on‑call policy and is available to work weekends.
  • Ensures arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
  • Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
  • Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development through continuing education and in‑service classes.
  • Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
  • Actively participates in quality assessment and performance improvement teams and activities.

• Graduate of a National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of two years of nursing experience, with at least one year in public health, home care, or hospice nursing preferred.
• Management experience not required.
• Responsible for supervising hospice aides.
• Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
• Demonstrates excellent observation, problem‑solving, verbal and written communication skills, and nursing competency per checklist.
• Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
• Physical requirements: prolonged walking or standing; ability to lift, position, and transfer patients; lift supplies and equipment; reach, stoop, bend, kneel, or crouch; visual acuity and hearing adequate for required nursing skills.
• Maintains current CPR certification.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and in good working order.
• Self‑directed and able to work with minimal supervision.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.