Weekend Hospice LPN

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Are you passionate about providing quality end-of-life care to a diverse group of clients? Do you feel a sense of calling to the hospice profession and wish to serve older adults within a caring Christian environment? If you answered yes to these questions, then Presbyterian Homes & Services - Optage Hospice would like to talk with you!

We are seeking an experienced LPN to join our team as a Hospice Visit Nurse.  Our clinicians enjoy a rich workplace culture where team members are valued and supported by leadership in an environment that embraces and encourages whole person high quality care

This Part-time position requires working every weekend (both Saturday and Sunday)  and has some flexibility with hours. The ability to work on Friday or Monday is an option to increase hours, if full time is desired. 

Our clinicians enjoy:
-a thorough and supportive onboarding process
-manageable daily workload assignments that allow provision of high caliber patient and family care 
- routine education and CEU offerings
- company provided cell phone and technology devices
- mileage reimbursement at the federal rate

Optage Hospice is a well-established program that has been serving older adults and their families for over 14 years. As a part of Presbyterian Homes & Services, we are a mission driven, faith-based organization with a strong and supportive team culture, pledging to do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do.  

If you have a passion for quality end of life care and enjoy working with older adults, we would love to talk with you!

The Hospice Visit Nurse is an essential part of the care team that provides compassionate and dignified support to individuals and their families during the end-of-life process. This role involves adapting work routines to the clients' priorities while also supporting their personal preferences.

The Hospice Visit Nurse works in a supportive role to the Hospice Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) team. The ideal candidate for this position should have knowledge of hospice philosophy, the hospice Medicare benefit, and the dying process, as well as experience in hospice case management. Flexibility is a top priority for the Hospice Visit Nurse, as this position involves a wide variety of nursing visits based on the individual needs of clients, mostly focused on end-of-life visit needs.

The Hospice Visit Nurse will be required to travel throughout the metro area, so they must be comfortable with driving. This position also requires highly developed communication skills, including communicating with patients, family members, members of the IDG team, on-call nurses, and the supportive staff at the various housing choices where patients live.

1. Strong desire to serve older adults with a passion for end-of-life care.
2. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with current licensure with the State Board of Nursing in state(s) in which he/she practices.
3. A minimum of one year of hospice nursing experience preferred. 
4. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills including the ability to handle multiple priorities accurately and timely to facilitate client and program needs.
5. Ability to work with dying patients and caregivers in the home, hospital, and other facility settings.  Shows sensitivity to persons in crisis while demonstrating good listening skills
6. Ability to work independently with self-discipline as well as cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team
7. Strong assessment skills and experience with end of life symptom management
8. Computer skills helpful.
9. Reliable transportation, current driver’s license, and current auto insurance.
10. Demonstrated compatibility with PHS's mission and operating philosophies.
11. Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.

Based in St. Paul, Minnesota–Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) is a nonprofit, faith-based organization providing a broad array of high-quality housing choices, care options and services for older adults. There are over 7,500 team members like you at PHS, serving more than 26,000 older adults through 60+ PHS-affiliated senior living communities in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and through Optage® and other community services. PHS is also co-owner of Genevive®, the largest geriatric primary care practice in MN, providing comprehensive care for over 15,000 older adults.

An Innovative Leader: Established in 1955, PHS has earned the reputation as an Innovative Leader dedicated to promoting independence, purposeful living, and overall well-being. PHS is now one of the largest nonprofit senior housing and services providers in the US.

Our strong focus on our employees, means we are committed to an environment where you are valued and empowered to make a difference. With a strong commitment to team growth from within, roughly 80% of leadership roles are filled through the development of people like you. To learn more about PHS culture, benefits and team development, we invite you to visit the "Careers" section of our website.

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PHS is an EEO/AA employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.