Job Description

The Opportunity:

As a Hospice Nurse at Saint Luke's Hospice House, you will provide end of life care and symptoms management to patients straight from the ICU outside their home. Many of these patients require aggressive symptom management and may be on drips, LVADs, ventilator/bipap, or have trachs. You will provide patient education to patients and patients' loved ones, provide medication administration. You will work with a multidisciplinary team in the care management plan and use a team approach to provide exceptional patient care.

Accountable for utilizing the nursing process. Is responsible for delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff. Is responsible for coordinating the care for a group of patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated. Provides nursing care in compliance with the Nurse Practice Act.

Shift: Full-time, 3 12-hour shifts per week, nights, 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 a.m. Weekend requirements.

The Work:

• Provides direct nursing care to patients with terminal illness.
• Management and coordination of care to include both the patient and family.
• Completes initial assessment of physical, emotional, and spiritual status.
• Aggressive pain and symptom management, including frequent medication administration and adjustments. Management of IV infusions and titration of drips.
• Provides education and support related to end of life and imminent death.
• Open, sensitive, and non-judgmental presence accepting of different beliefs, cultures, and values.
• Uses electronic documentation to describe symptoms, interventions, physical assessment, education and support provided

Requirements: MO & KS license, Associates in Nursing

Why St. Luke's Home Care:

We value our nurses' knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and provide quality care. Our nurses are compensated fairly for their hard work and dedication to our patients, we offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:

• Medical health plans
• Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement
• Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans
• Retirement contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Clinical Advancement Program - Shared Governance, Unit Based Project, Career Advancement

Saint Luke's Hospice House is a freestanding facility that offers hospice care for patients who may require more symptom management than can be provided at home or may prefer to spend their final days in another safe, loving location.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Driver's License - Various, Registered Nurse - Various

Associate Degree

Job Details

Full Time

Night (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke's 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke's means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.