**Job Summary and Responsibilities** **As a Home-Based Hospice RN, you will be the cornerstone of our patient care, utilizing your expertise to provide comprehensive, individualized nursing services in the comfort of our patients' homes. You'll work autonomously yet collaboratively, fostering strong relationships with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members.Comprehensive Assessment & Planning:** Conduct thorough patient assessments to establish a health status baseline, develop individualized plans of care, and adapt to changes in patient conditions. + **Collaborative Care Coordination:** Partner with the healthcare team to seamlessly develop, coordinate, and implement the patient's plan of care. + **Independent & Delegated Interventions:** Execute independent nursing interventions and implement care delegated, ordered, or prescribed by licensed health care providers. + **Safe & Effective Care Delivery:** Provide high-quality, safe, and effective nursing care, promoting a therapeutic environment for patients and their families. + **Patient Advocacy:** Champion the best interests of individual patients, ensuring their comfort, dignity, and personal wishes are respected. + **Continuous Evaluation:** Regularly evaluate patient responses to interventions and the overall effectiveness of the plan of care, making necessary adjustments. + **Interdisciplinary Collaboration:** Work in close coordination with other healthcare professionals to manage and implement care across various settings. + **Health Promotion & Education:** Provide essential health promotion, disease prevention, and case management, including designing and delivering teaching plans tailored to patient needs and evaluating their effectiveness. + **Professional Development & Accountability:** Maintain clinical practice competency, participate in quality improvement initiatives, and assume accountability for the quality of care delivered. **Job Requirements** + Graduation from an accredited professional nursing education program. + Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Minnesota (RN:MN). + Current Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) certification. + Valid Minnesota Driver's License (AUTO:MN). + Proof of Auto Insurance (AUTO-INS). **Where You'll Work** CHI St. Joseph’s Health of Park Rapids, part of CommonSpirit Health, is an award-winning, 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center, hospitalist program, testing, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and more so that you can experience better health. **Pay Range** $40.95 - $54.61 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.