Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice Details

Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice

Encompass Health - Tuscaloosa, AL

Employment Type : Full-Time

Division: Hospice

Patient Coverage Area: Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Bibb, Hale, Greene, and Sumter counties

This position is to cover after hours admissions and visits from 5pm to 8am each weekday Monday thru Thursday for Tuscaloosa and the surrounding areas
Are you in search of a new career opportunity where you are the connection? If so, now is the time to choose Encompass Health as your employer. The Home Health & Hospice division of Encompass Health is hiring!
As a national leader across home health, hospice, and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, Encompass Health is consistently ranked as a top best-place-to-work in the communities we serve. Our philosophy of delivering a better way to care exemplifies our commitment to quality, compassionate care for our patients, all while fostering a unique culture that is compassionate and collaborative.

• Encompass Health’s enterprising model of the continuum of care for post-acute services sets the standards for excellence. This is evident throughout all of our care settings and office locations, as we maintain a workplace that is stable, ethical, and supportive.
• At Encompass Health, we continually invest in employees to assist in them achieving personal goals and make meaningful, measurable differences in the lives of their patients.

Ever-mindful of the need for employees to care for themselves and their families, Encompass Health offers benefits that encourage lifestyle choices that keep you healthy and happy. Subject to employee eligibility, some benefits, tools, and resources include:

• Generous time off with pay for full-time employees
• Continuing education opportunities
• Scholarship program for employees and their children
• Matching 401(k) plan for all employees
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees
• Supplemental insurance policies for life, disability, as well as critical illness, hospital indemnity and accident insurance plans for full-time employees
• Flexible spending account plans for full-time employees
• Minimum essential coverage health insurance plan for all employees
• Electronic medical records & mobile devices for all clinicians
• Incentivized bonus plan

ResponsibilitiesEncompass Hospice RNs work with patients, their families, and other health care professionals during the final stages of patients' lives. Our nurses work in private homes, residential care facilities, nursing centers, and other hospice care environments. They may also supervise licensed vocational/practical nurses and nursing aides. Our nurses must be capable of compassionate communication with patients and families, have keen observation skills, high ethical standards, and knowledge of when to alert doctors and others about changes in patients' conditions.
This part-time salaried position works 24 hours/week, over 4 days in the week, and is eligible for our 60% paid days off program.Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an approved school of nursing and licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment
• Must possess a valid state driver’s license, automobile liability insurance, and have dependable transportation
• Minimum of one year of clinical experience is strongly preferred
• Previous home health or hospice experience is preferred