Location: Grand Junction,CO, USA
Primary Registered Nurse Grand Junction, Full-time At HopeWest, you get to be the nurse you always dreamed of being! You will be one of those people patients and families call angels, providing compassionate care, strength and courage. If you want something more than a job, more like a calling you will find it at HopeWest. If you want to connect with the reasons you became a nurse, use the experience and education you have gained and find the joy of reward in the care you provide then you will love hospice nursing. This is life changing work!
In addition to having strong clinical skills, Hospice Nurses are teachers helping patients identify their own personal goals of care and helping caregivers have confidence in caring for their family member. They are generalists on all diseases and specialists in symptom management, requiring excellence in assessment and critical thinking. Primary RNs have an assigned caseload of patients and lead the interdisciplinary team caring for those patients. We provide care wherever our patients call home - private homes, nursing homes, group homes or assisted living facilities.
Hospice nurses thrive at HopeWest, an environment which fosters personalized care. There is opportunity to grow through regular education offerings as well as support to achieve a certification in Hospice & Palliative Nursing (CHPN).
The Primary Registered Nurse has a weekday schedule, offering ***/hour shifts, with occasional back-up for weekends and on-call. There is flexibility in arranging your daily schedule, which provides a work/life balance allowing time for personal needs. Cell phone and laptop provided for documentation.
Who Should Apply?
At HopeWest, we hold strong core values that are followed internally with staff as well as in the daily care of our patients & their loved ones. Employees of HopeWest are ambassadors that help continue our strong reputation in the communities we serve. If you want to feel honor and pride in the work that you do, while supporting a meaningful mission, come join our HopeWest Team! Together, through creativity, volunteerism, and philanthropy we change the experiences of aging, illness, and grief one family at a time.
Position Urgency:NormalShifts:Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, rotations of on-call/weekendsState License Details:Upon AcceptanceMinimum Years of Experience:2Sub Specialty:Hospice RNGeneral Certifications:, N/ANursing Certifications:Contract Length in Weeks:13