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Growing our UPMC Hospice Team- Nights

If you are looking for a rewarding healthcare career where you provide Life Changing Medicine in a direct one-on-one patient care setting, a nursing career with Family Hospice of UPMC is here to help. You will make a direct impact in our communities by supporting patients and their families on a team that collaborates with physicians, social workers, and nurses to support patient needs.

Monday- Thursday 10:00 pm - 8:00 am. No weekends, on-call 4 holidays a year (2 winter, 2 summer).

Why choose UPMC Hospice

· Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan in-home.

· Receive a sign-on bonus up to $15,000 with a two-year work commitment for experienced RN (New graduate up to $10,000)

· Grow your career with a career ladder designed for your professional advancement.

· New graduates will be considered

· Make your career work for you with flexible shift options, including a dedicated weekend program with premium rates and benefits.

· Care for your total well-being with UPMC’s robust benefits package – physically, financially, and emotionally – including tuition reimbursement and discounted RN-to-BSN programs.

· Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).

Final title and pay will be determined by education, experience, and certifications.

Responsibilities:

· Your role as the nurse will establish patients’ plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians’ orders and patients’ needs.

· RN will coordinate care and support for patients and their support system.

· Stive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience.

· Complete all required documentation including visit assessments and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards

Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines

• The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below. They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients' status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients' requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.

• Zero (0) to two (2) years of experience preferred. Six (6) months of nursing experience in an Acute Care or Skilled Care Facility or Home Health or Hospice Care preferred. BSN preferred.

• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care. Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process. Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients. Successful completion of Home Health/Hospice Orientation upon hire. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX (6) MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.

• Automotive Insurance

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Driver's License

• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34

• OAPSA

*Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran