Minimum Hiring Wage:From $39.37 per hourJob Details:Scheduled hours: 36 hours per pay period. 12-hour day shift. May include some evenings and weekends, as needed.Job Description:Coordinates patient care with input from the hospice interdisciplinary team.Communicates with insurance companies for authorization andapproval for hospice services initially and ongoing through the course of care.Evaluates patients for eligibility for three levels of hospice care-respite, residential, and general inpatient care. Documents patient care to support each level of care for regulatory and payment purposes.Supervises and assigns care to hospice aides and LPNs. Prepares agenda and coordinates hospice interdisciplinary team meetings. Monitorshospice inpatient building maintenance needs and security after office hours.Collaborates, communicates, provides psychosocial supportand education to family members or significant others. Delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning,intervention, implementation, and evaluation in coordination with other health team members.Effectively interacts with the patient, significantothers, and other health team members while maintaining high standards of professional nursing.Provides high quality care to adult patientsexperiencing a life limiting illness deemed to be in the last six months of life.Qualifications:Prefer Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse certificationPrefer minimum of one year acute care hospital experienceRegistered Nurse licensed in the State of Iowa Graduate of an accredited school of nursingBenefits: We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:
Competitive base pay
Matching retirement programs
Health, Dental and Vision plans
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
Paid time off (PTO)
Education Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Discounted cafeteria meals
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Service Recognition program
Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity
Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.