Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Hospice - Full Time

$2,000 Sign-On Bonus

Who is Wellspring?

Hello!

Because you navigated to this page, we know you are interested in becoming a Hospice Registered Nurse with Wellspring. Can we just say how excited we are that you are here? It means so much to us that something about the Wellspring family stood out to you.

Wellspring Lutheran Services purposefully takes a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services. We are convinced that we must find the strengths in people and build on these for any lasting change to occur.

We hope you can find the answers to your questions by reading some of the information below.

About You:

Are you wondering whether this would be a good fit for you? Here are a few questions you should ask yourself as you continue your search:

• Do I consider myself a patient person? What does it look like when I get overwhelmed?
• Do I respect ALL people — even on MY hard days? (We all have them; it’s ok!
• Do I like working with a team of people who are all committed to the same goal?

What you'll be doing:

• Seek and obtain sufficient information necessary to function effectively in all hospice settings where assigned
• Provide professional nursing care and comfort by utilizing all elements of nursing process
• Assess and evaluate patient and family status by:
  • Providing the initial patient assessment
  • Reviewing and implementing the Plan of Care to ensure pain and symptom relief
  • Regularly re-evaluating patient/family needs to ensure comfort, relief and hope
  • Revising the services delivery plan of care as necessary
  • Participating in the interdisciplinary group meetings
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician
• Initiate and apply appropriate preventative, therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing procedures and techniques; maintain communication and coordination regarding patient care with the physician, supervisory personnel, and other disciplines
• Complete, maintain and submit accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given according to procedure
• Supervision of hospice aides every 2 weeks

What'll You Bring:

• Successful completion of an accredited Registered Nursing Program; current license through the State of Michigan State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse
• Two years of nursing experience with current home health and/or hospice, medical, surgical, or critical care experience preferred

Wellspring Lutheran Services, Registered Nurse, RN, In-Home Hospice, Home Health

Full Job Description available during the interview.