RN/Hospice/Occasional

Shift:  Varies

Hospice Nurses provide comprehensive, individualized care to Hospice clients and their care providers. Must work well autonomously and partner closely with the Hospice team. Must have excellent critical thinking and assessment skills. Participates in regular work as scheduled, including weekday, weekend, and holidays as well as after hours call rotation.

Bonner General Health Community Hospice is the only Not for Profit Community Hospice serving Bonner and Boundary Counties. Our Hospice provides care for an average daily census of 20 patients in their homes.  Our Hospice team is very close knit, providing highly personalized, compassionate care in all they do.  Our team are highly dedicated, skilled, and compassionate coming from many different back grounds offering a wide range of skills and work experience.

Our interdisciplinary team includes a Physician Medical Director, a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Case Managers, Certified Nurses Aides, Social workers, Chaplains, Volunteers, a Volunteer and Bereavement Coordinator, Hospital pharmacists and Therapists, our amazing office support team, as well as support from ancillary departments through our organization who all strive to provide excellence in quality compassionate care with a high degree of professionalism, knowledge and skill. Our nurses provide availability to our patients and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our department is looking for an individual who can work autonomously while functioning as a integral part of our team-centered patient care. Someone with a passion for end of life care, who can critically think through variety of situations and who provide the highest compassion and caring support for our patients and their families, our volunteers and our community. 

Education:

Graduate from an approved professional school of nursing

Hospice training as provided by BGH

Experience:

Documented evidence of a minimum one year professional experience in direct patient care

Hospice and Med/Surg experience preferred

Licenses needed:

Current Registered Nurse license through the Idaho Board of Nursing

Current BLS (AHA) certification

Valid driver’s license

 Requirements of Employment:

Personal vehicle for on-the-job transportation in all road and weather conditions, climate

Provide proof of liability insurance on personal vehicle

Must be able to successfully pass a driver’s license record background check

Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a criminal history background check (per 42 CFR 418.114-L95)