Department/Unit Comfort Cares Unit
Position Title RN - Hospice/Comfort Care
Position Type Special Projects
Number of Open Positions 3
Shift Days - 12 Hour
Shift Description 7am - 7pm


URGENT NEED - MUST BE ABLE TO WORK 13 WEEKS
ASAP START DATES

General job duties. Types of procedures required.
Caring for comfort measure patients. Providing pain medication, suctioning and comfort measures to COVID patients with imminent death.


Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.)
scanning medications, paper charting, minimal electronic chart review


Required skills and minimum years of experience.
RN license


Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT, CRT, BLS, ACLS, etc)
BLS


Shift or schedule requirements. (Will the employee ever work alone? Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?)
Minimal staffing of two RNs and one tech
Every other weekend
Casual will need to follow current policy


Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?)
These nurses may be used for other non-acute care duties such as assisting in doffing/donning of PPE.
Folding Gowns to prepare for COVID Units
The training will be minimal so will not float out to care for non-comfort care patients

Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
24


Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)
1:8

Dress Code:
Grey scrubs-RN


Additional Comments:
Will need EPIC training--minimal
Paper Documention
Basic orientation will be minimal as this is an area with minimal care duties
Orientaion of the environment