Hospice RN - PRN AM / PM - Milwaukee Area

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum; Facilitates the patient and family's right to receive quality, cost-effective care; Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients and families; Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues; Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model; Develops, implements, and evaluates plan of care on assigned patients; Prioritizes and organizes patient care and ensures follow-through with planned care; Demonstrates skill and judgment necessary to safely implement interventions and procedures; Applies ethical decision making; Monitors confidentiality and assures appropriate business conduct; Delegates correctly to unlicensed assistive personnel; Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines; Participates as an effective member of the patient care team; Demonstrates leadership behaviors; Sets professional practice goals with guidance; Earns a minimum of 5 contact hours per year

Requirements

2 shifts a month minimum, 1 being a weekend and 1 holiday a year; Nurse, Registered (RN); Current CPR; A valid driver's license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles; Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; Earn 5.0 continuing education credits annually; 1 year of medical nursing experience with various age groups; Good communication and interpersonal skills; Good documentation skills; Computer skills; Good time management and organizational skills; Familiarity with patient care equipment; Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts; Ability to take on-call assignments; Ability to handle multiple tasks and complete work within short timeframes; Ability to transport objects and equipment; Ability to respond quickly to patient needs and work at fast pace; Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner; Ability to lift up to 100 pounds occasionally, 50 pounds frequently, and 20 pounds constantly; Must be able to travel to all areas within the Advocate service area in all extremes of weather; Must be willing to work occasional overtime; Required to make visits to private residences; Ability to assist with ambulation including turning and transferring patients up to 200 pounds; Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick; Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients