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Registered Nurse - Deaconess Hospice

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Lucedale, Mississippi

RN

Posted Aug 22 · Not open to new grads

Unit
Hospice

What the listing says

Role

Term
Permanent
Setting
Hospice
Accepts
RN
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$43/hr
nursing in Mississippi$26/hr

The median for nursing in Mississippi is $26/hr, across 21 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

About this role

Explore opportunities with Deaconess Hospice , a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

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As the Registered Nurse Case Manager, you will assume full nursing responsibility for the delivery of the Plan of Care for each hospice patient. Continuously evaluating personal and professional performance and making necessary changes to increase productivity and quality of care delivered. You'll also develop the patient's Plan of care in collaboration with other professionals and implement treatment strategies based on scientific nursing theory that promotes physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Familiar with the concepts and needs of patients/families who are facing death and dying.

Primary

Responsibilities

  • Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services during visit within forty-eight (48) hours of referral
  • Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and re-assesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days
  • Initiates and coordinates the plan of care
  • Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care
  • Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care daily
  • Instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate
  • Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required

Qualifications

Current and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice

  • Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire
  • Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation
  • Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

State Specific

Requirements

  • MS:
  • 1+ years of full-time experience as an RN

However, three years full-time clinical experience in a healthcare setting as an LPN may be substituted for the one-year full-time experience as an RN

Preferred

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of clinical experience

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $71,640 to $107,460 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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State Specific Requirements: MS: 1+ years of full-time experience as an RN However, three years full-time clinical experience in a healthcare setting as an LPN m· from this posting

Requirements

  • Current and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice
  • Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire
  • Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation
  • Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client
  • MS:
  • 1+ years of full-time experience as an RN
  • 1+ years of clinical experience

Place

City
Lucedale, Mississippi
State price level
13% below the national average

Mississippi index 87.0, where 100 is the national average.

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