Multiple needs - Hospice RN in Seattle, WA with $2600 Weekly Gross

Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking to hire Hospice RN  for a contract position in Tukwila, WA (Seattle region). We are accepting both local and traveler candidates.

Position Details:

Position Name: Hospice Registered Nurse 

Location: Tukwila, Washington

Specialty: Home Health Hospice

Start Date: ASAP

Employment Type: Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary

Contract Length: 13-week contract 

Pay Rate: Range $2500 to $2600 Weekly Gross pay based on a 40-hour work week (Includes non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)

Mileage Reimbursement: $0.49/mile for distance covered between patient home appointments

Unit: Home Health Hospice 

Shifts available: Days: 8 hours or 10 Hours

Schedule: 40 hours/week guaranteed,  5 X 8-hr shifts per week with one weekend rotation per month (or) 4 X 10-hr shifts per week, Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun of each week

Position Requirements:

• Registered Nurse: 1 year - Required
  
• Recent/Current Hospice nursing experience in a Home Health setting: 1 year within the last 3 years – Required
  
• Home Care Home Base (HCHB) charting - Required
  
• Must have valid Driver’s License and Personal Auto Insurance
  

Education, License and Certification Requirements:

• ASN or an equivalent – Required
  
• BSN or an equivalent – Highly preferred
  
• RN License for State of the state applying or Compact if acceptable - Required
  
• BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross - Required
  

Job Description:

• Provide and coordinate care and case management for assigned hospice patients in comfort of their homes including admissions 
  
• Develop and implement nursing care plans for visits as assigned.
  
• Performs Case Management and all types of visits for the assigned patient case load
  
• Support patient comfort, pain management and ability to stay at home - enabling them to spend quality time with their loved ones. 
  
• Empower patients and families by educating them on disease management and pain management.
  
• Provide bereavement support.
  
• Provide Hospice nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.
  
• Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
  
• Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
  
• Notify physicians of significant changes in status.
  
• Document and complete charting for all patient visits within 24 hours.
  
• Provide bereavement support to patient’s families as needed.
  
• Territories to cover: King County (For 4 X 10-hr shifts positions)
  
• Territories to Cover: North Bend/Carnation/Bellevue/Redmond areas (For 5 X 8-hr positions)