RN - Admissions Nurse PRN

Share your love of nursing!!!

What a privilege we have to be invited into the lives or patients and their families to provide them with loving and compassionate care through providing excellent nursing.  Hospice of Wichita Falls is actively seeking premier compassionate nurses to join our Admissions Team.  We need you to allow us to provide Care, Hope, and Support For All When Illness Threatens Life for our patients and families.  We need you to help us fulfill our mission.  Apply today!

About Hospice of Wichita Falls

For over 41 years, Hospice of Wichita Falls has been the only non-profit community-based hospice in the area, providing services in 12 North Texas counties.  Our wonderful nursing staff meets our patients and families where they are, private homes, nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, or our free standing 24 bed inpatient center.  It is our goal to provide premier care while honoring and upholding the patient's wishes whenever possible.

Hospice of Wichita Falls takes pride in providing an excellent working environment where teamwork, communication and respect for every individual are key aspect in achieving our mission of "Care, Hope, Support for All when Illness Threatens Life." Our team members share a passion for patient care, a caring manner and desire to make a difference in someone's life.  The appreciation a member of our team receives from leadership, patients, families, and the community is unparalleled.  Do you have the Hospice Heart?

Your Life as an Admission Registered Nurse

Your role is very important to our patients and organization.  We meet our patients where they are and this position will serve our patients in all counties. We will rely on you to be the first impression of Hospice of Wichita Falls.  You will be responsible for introducing Hospice services to the patient and family providing them with confidence in their decision.  You will obtain all appropriate documentation to allow us to serve the patient and family.  You will evaluate the patient to establish criteria.  Upon assessment you will collaborate with our Hospice Physician Team to confirm admission.  You will ensure the patient is comfortable and establish the basis for care.  We want to share your extraordinary care and need to make sure that we are able to process billing.  You are responsible for documented your care and ensuring your team members are as well.  This documentation should paint the picture of your patient, so if another team member is given the honor of serving that patient they are aware of their expectation and know what is currently working.  Your focus will always be on what is your patient's greatest need and providing "Care, Hope, and Support for all when Illness threatens life."  As an Admission Registered Nurse, your goal should be that your patients experience is their loved ones memory.

Job Qualifications

Graduate of approved school of professional nursing

Recipient of a current license by Texas Board of Nurse Examiners

Ability to understand the physical, psychosocial and spiritual concerns/and problems of terminally ill patients in a home setting.

Possess critical thinking skills.

Compassionate

Effective Communication both written and orally.