RN - Home Health Hospice

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Summary:

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* Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
* Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
* Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
* Malpractice liability insurance
* Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
* EPIC electronic charting system

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a clinical resource by coordinating patient care and delegating responsibilities based on patient needs and staff competency.

• Provides direct hospice nursing care, evaluates outcomes, and adjusts care plans to promote comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

• Collaborates with patients, families, physicians, interdisciplinary team members, and community resources to ensure coordinated end-of-life care.

• Educates and supports patients and families regarding disease progression, symptom management, advance directives, and care planning.

• Maintains knowledge of hospice best practices, clinical standards, regulatory requirements, and relevant clinical equipment.

• Communicates effectively with the care team to support collaboration, timely intervention, and quality patient care.

• Participates in on-call responsibilities, including phone triage and home visits as needed.

• Maintains competency in pain management, symptom control, medication management, wound care, and palliative care interventions.

• Supervises home health aides in compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Degree from an accredited nursing program required (programs under conditional status may be approved by System CNO).

• Minimum Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.

• Current New Mexico RN license or Compact State RN license required.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required for all RN roles (AHA, ASHI, or American Red Cross accepted).

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.