Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical facility. We are designated as a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital and are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health care Organizations. In addition to our acute care hospital we also own and operate two Rural Health Clinics providing walk-in immediate care as well as scheduled appointments for routine medical needs.We are located in the northernmost area of California and are part of a network of care including Mercy Medical Center Redding and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. We are passionate about patient care committed to community outreach advocates for the underserved and dedicated to ensuring that quality affordable health services are available to all who need them. For more information visit www.mercy.org.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
The Hospice RN is a professional care giver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients, as part of an interdisciplinary team, for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/ instrumentation, and other health care team members.**Duties will include Home Health field Nursing**#RN@DH
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:One year RN experience in acute care, home health or hospiceCurrent California RN LicenseAbility to provide appropriate and compassionate care to terminally ill patients and their familyMeets patient/family needs in a cost-effective manner through efficient use of resourcesCurrent BLS Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)Current Driver’s License and Auto InsuranceNurses working 12 hour shifts must be available to work three (3) shifts in a calendar monthAll supplemental nurses must be available to work at least one (1) holiday between January 1 and June 30th and one (1) holiday between July 1st and December 31st each calendar year