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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location University Place, WA
University Place, Washington

About this job

CHI Franciscan Health has exciting and rewarding careers with competitive salaries and benefits. We are a family of hospitals, health care services, and medical providers delivering compassionate care to people throughout the South Puget Sound. We are part of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the country.

The CHI Franciscan Hospice team provides end of life care to 700 patients per day in a wide variety of settings including homes, Adult Family Homes, Nursing Homes, Hospice House and Assisted Livings. We provide patient centered care focusing on comfort and quality of life. Staff are organized into multiple small teams based on geography and whether patients live in facilities or homes. Franciscan Hospice reaches patients in the 4,000 square mile area including King, Pierce and Kitsap Counties. Staff need to be willing to travel within their assigned area.

Job Summary:

This job is responsible for evaluating and admitting patients to CHI-Franciscan Health (CHI-FH) hospice services in accordance with professional nursing standards, internal guidelines and applicable regulatory requirements. Work includes: 1) responding to urgent client telephone calls; 2), assessing and identifying the symptom management needs of clients; 3) coordinating the necessary interventions in accordance with agency treatment protocols to resolve client concerns; and 4) providing end-of-life education to clients to ensure their physical, psychological and spiritual needs are met.

An incumbent utilizes critical nursing skills to assess situations over the phone, addressing urgent clinical issues as appropriate and in collaboration with physician and/or established protocols/standards. Work requires strong communication skills in order to get the necessary assessment information over the telephone and to give the patient/caregiver instructions in triage situations.

An incumbent exercises a high degree of independent judgment and applies skills obtained through academic and clinical preparation. Unusual problems or proposed deviations from guidelines, practices or precedents are discussed with a manager or physician before being initiated.

What We Have To Offer To You:

* Compassion and Excellence where we value positive team players

* Financial support for specialty certifications

* Tuition assistance for advanced degrees

* Opportunities for career growth within the growing and highly successful CHI Franciscan Health system

* Competitive wages, incentives and a generous employee benefits program

Job Requirements:

* Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred

* Two years of related nursing work experience in an acute clinical care setting within the last five years that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities is required. Work experience in one of the following clinical specialty areas required: Oncology, Med/Surg, Nutrition Support, Pediatrics, IV Therapy, Gerontology, Home Health.

* Current licensure as an RN by the Washington State Board of Nursing.

* Current healthcare provider BLS certification is required.

Consistent with our Core Values, Catholic Health Initiatives employers are EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled Employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected characteristic.