Would you like to be a part of a rapidly growing locally owned company with a commitment to quality patient care? James River Hospice is actively seeking a compassionate and highly committed General Inpatient Hospice RN to join our growing team! In this role, you will provide comprehensive inpatient care to hospice patients who require ongoing hospitalization. Your responsibilities will include caring for patients admitted to Chippenham Hospital. You will also coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure an optimal care experience for the patient!
Schedule: 7 days on/ 7 days off, 12 12-hour shifts (Chippenham and Johnston Willis)
What’s in it for you?
Job Duties:
Your primary duties encompass patient assessment and care planning, with a focus on effective pain and symptom management. You will provide crucial emotional support to both patients and their families, ensuring end-of-life comfort and dignity. Education and communication play a vital role as you educate patients and families on hospice philosophy and care options. Maintaining meticulous documentation and record-keeping is essential, tracking care provided and patient responses. Medication management is another critical aspect, and to serve as a patient advocate to ensure patients needs are met.
Qualifications:
If you are interested and are a caring, compassionate nurse who can make a difference in the lives of our patients, then we would be interested in meeting you!!
"James River is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.”
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Mission Statement
To respectfully and compassionately meet the needs of our clients and their families, by listening, planning, educating, and delivering the highest quality of individualized home healthcare.
Vision Statement
Our strategic vision is to create and sustain a leading high quality home healthcare service that supports individuals to live as independently as possible in the comfort of their own homes. We personalize our services to meet your situation respectfully, efficiently, and compassionately, fostering independence, preserving dignity and improving quality of life.
The Agency is dedicated to providing the most qualified personnel to the patient in his/her own home in order to maximize and fulfill his/her goals as a member of the community.
Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week using an answering service and on-call procedures after normal working hours, weekends, and holidays. As needed, staff may be assigned to make patient visits after normal business hours.
We offer skilled nursing services and to the extent that appropriate professional staff are either hired or contracted.
