RN - Registered Nurse Hospice - Full Time- Days

Company: AMITA HEALTH
Location: Mount Prospect
Posted on: July 22, 2021

Job Description:

We Are Hiring:

We are hiring a Home Health - Field Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager to work within our Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care Department.

Schedule:

Full Time, Day Shift, 8:00am-5:00pm M-F

**willing to allow 8, 10 or 12 hour shifts**

**1 weekend per month required

**2 holidays worked per year

Travel required in the entire service region for this position

Why Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care?

Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care is non-profit organization founded by a bereaved widow and three friends in 1981.  Rainbow is one of the oldest and largest non-profit hospice organizations serving patients and families in Chicago and the surrounding counties.

Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care teams provide physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual relief to patients and families living with advanced, complex illness.

In 2018, Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care joined the AMITA Health system.

Coordinate the overall interdisciplinary plan of care for patient, from admission to discharge.

• Create a plan for care across the continuum, integrating patient/family preferences and values.
• Monitor patient care through assessments, evaluations and/or patient records.
• Advocate for resources and removal of barriers.
• Maintain ongoing dialog with supervisor and other health providers to ensure effective implementation
  of health plan.
• Act as a resource for adequate medical record documentation, appropriateness of services as they relate
  to diagnoses, and treatment options for post-discharge care.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Illinois Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job
  transfer date required. 
• BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) preferred. 

Education:

• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.

Work Experience:

• 1 year of hospice, ICU, med/surg, inpatient hospital, or home care experience as an RN - preferred
• BSN - preferred

AMITA Health, one of the largest health systems in Illinois, is comprised of 19 hospitals and more than 230 sites of care. With more than 900 providers in its medical groups, 26,000 associates and 7,000 physician partners, AMITA Health serves over 6.6 million residents in the greater Chicagoland area.

We are committed to improving accessibility to healthcare in the communities we serve. We hold ourselves accountable to our patients and one another, and we work hard to treat the whole person, body, mind and spirit. Our compassionate, talented team members are the source of our strength, and we invest heavily in their well-being. We offer significant professional opportunities, career advancement potential, comprehensive training and competitive wages.

AMITA Health will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information regarding your EEO rights, click on the following link to the “EEO is the Law” poster:

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Please note that AMITA Health will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. AMITA Health will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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