Registered Nurse, Inpatient

• Company sponsored insurance premiums including dental, vision, basic life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual from the first day of employment.
• Wellness Benefit providing annual reimbursement for fitness and wellness expenses.
• Financial wellness program with matching 403(b) Retirement Plan and Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Supportive company culture promoting employee well-being through programs like the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and public transportation reimbursement.
• Schedule: 7AM - 7:30PM, 3 days per week, rotating weekends

• Responsible for providing comprehensive direct nursing care to Serenity House patients.
• Provide nursing services, treatments, diagnostic and preventive procedures requiring the skills of a registered nurse according to in-patient facility protocols.
• Attend and participate in interdisciplinary group meetings.
• Assists in development, implementation and revision of the interdisciplinary team care plan for each patient and family. Establishes goals, interventions including the patient and family in the process.
• Assess patient and report to the attending physician and appropriate interdisciplinary team members, response to treatments and medications as well as changes in the patient’s physical or emotional condition.
• Coordinate care with other interdisciplinary team members and with community resources as needed.
• Teach, supervise and counsel the patient/family regarding pain and symptom management and psycho-social aspects of care for the terminally ill.
• Assess and maintain patient safety.
• Teach the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provide medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognize and utilize opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers.
• Assist the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of cared.
• Supervise LVN’s, Home Health Aides and Volunteers.
• Ensure that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Attend and participate in clinical education, inservice and nursing staff meetings.
• Participate in Quality Management and Utilization Review Activities.
• Maintain necessary records and reports in a timely manner.
• Applies working knowledge of state, federal local and accreditation regulations for the delivery of hospice services.
• Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition. Records pain, symptom management changes, and outcomes as appropriate.

• Current and active California RN license.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferred.
• Minimum one year acute care experience required; background in home health and/or hospice preferred.
• Current CPR certification.
• IV and Central Line experience desired.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills.
• Basic working knowledge and skill of computers (email) required.
• Must demonstrate ability to communicate effectively, have initiative, dependability and good judgment.
• Must be able to collaboratively work as part of an interdisciplinary group, as well as independently and problem solve in a crises situation.
• Must be able to cope with family, emotional stress and be tolerant of individual lifestyles without judgment.
• Reliable transportation.

• Ability to lift 25 lbs.
• Ability to push/pull 50 lbs.
• Ability to stoop, bend, and squat.
• Ability to walk up one flight of stairs.
• Ability to walk one mile.
• Ability to sit for one hour, minimum.
• Visual and audio acuity.

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