About this opportunity
Granite VNA lists this Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice Community Weekends opportunity in laconia, New Hampshire. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
Work Schedule: Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.,Controle Saturday & Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Full Time.
At Granite VNA, New Hampshire’s largest home health and hospice provider, we believe in helping patients and their families navigate end-of-life care withecture dignity, comfort and grace. The care we provide is personal and meaningful. Join our mission-driven team and deliver high-quality nursing care in the beautiful Lakes Region and other areas as needed.
Whether you are driving through the vibrant downtown or the peaceful back roads, your work will have a lasting impact - helping individuals stay healthy, safe, and independent in the place they call home.
At Granite VNA, we bring care home – and bring out the best in our team. If you’re ready to trade the in‑patient setting for a career with freedom, flexibility and deep impact, we’d love to meet you!
Apply today and bring your care to where it matters most – home.
Why Nurses Choose Granite VNA:
A supportive leadership team who leads with compassion and integrity
Autonomy and purpose
Collaboration with a team full of dedicated, knowledgeable and supportive professionals
Competitive pay, mileage reimbursement and generous benefits
Ongoing professional development and opportunities for career growth
At Granite VNA, we care for our team the same way we care for our patients—by creating a safe, respectful, and supportive environment. That’s why we offer AVADE Training for field staff and Armed Intruder Training for team members in other roles.
Clothing stipend for Granite VNA–embroidered apparel so you can proudly represent our organization in the community.
Oh, and did we mention lakeside sunsets and fresh air?
Reporting to the Director, the Hospice Community Registered Nurse delivers age appropriate care to the patient in the home and ไหนor facility setting utilizing standard nursing best practice: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation within scope of practice defined by the NH Board of Nursing. RNs will effectively interact with patients, care givers and other healthcare team members while maintaining all standards of professional nursing. RNs will supervise Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Nursing Assistants assigned to patients.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Explain Hospice program philosophy (e.g. services, limitations, bereavement).
Develops and implements appropriate plan of care (POC) that complies with referral source orders, specific treatment measures, frequency/expected duration and discharge goals in partnership with the patient, healthcare provider, patient representative (if any) and/or caregiver(s) based on thorough assessment incorporating all aspects of patient limitations and goals, and potential discharge environment.
Documents accurate and ongoing assessment/reassessment, treatment and discharge of the patient: nursing interventions, patient response to care provided, patient/caregiver teaching, and the understanding of these instructions in accordance with agency guidelines.
Engages the patient/caregiver/family in meaningful education as indicated per care plan.
Communicates with all physicians involved in the POC and other health practitioners, Hospice team members and hospice volunteers, related to the current POC.
Demonstrates responsibility to effectively coordinate the patient’s POC with members of the Interdisciplinary Team and other health professionals through team/patient care conference. Updates patient’s goals as appropriate based on interdisciplinary team assessments and reassessments.
Participates in interdisciplinary team, agency projects, committees, QAPI program and/or other activities upon request and approval from direct supervisor.
Attends Agency In-service programs.
Safely operate a personal vehicle while traveling throughout Granite VNA service area to provide patient visits and/or attend meetings.
Other Job Functions
Supervise Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Nursing Assistants assigned to patients according to federalstaben regulations.
Coach, mentor and precept new nursing team members and students.
Performs job.Encoding duties in a safe manner to prevent injury to yourself and others
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Requirements
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, accompanied by current New Hampshire nursing license, or compact state license through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
Three to four years of recent general medical/surgical or skilled/acute care nursing experience.
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Worksite address
laconia, NH, 03246, US
Who can apply
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