1. Working at Capital Hospice
2. For Nurses
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For Nurses

Employer of Choice

Here are seven reasons that Capital Hospice nurses say they love to work here:

1. Capital Hospice nurses are proud to work for an organization committed to providing the highest quality patient care.
2. Hospice allows nurses to provide personalized care and use a wider range of their professional expertise.
   Many nurses who have worked in other settings say that hospice enables them to apply a great deal more of their professional training. “This is why I went to nursing school in the first place,” is a comment we have heard many times. They also say they highly value the opportunity to work one-on-one with patients.
3. Freedom to work independently.
   Our nurse case-managers oversee patients’ plan of care; they set up home visits, assess patients’ progress and manage medications. Although nurses work independently, they have the support of the full interdisciplinary team.
4. Hospice nurses work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
   In the role of case manager, the hospice nurse coordinates care through the interdisciplinary hospice team, which includes the doctor, nursing assistant, social worker, chaplain, bereavement coordinator and hospice volunteers. Nutritionists, occupational, art, and massage therapists are utilized as needed. Each patient and family is cared for by a team of dedicated experts with many skills and a wide range of experience.
5. Hospice nurses say their work provides great emotional and spiritual rewards.
   One common misconception is that working in hospice care must be depressing since patients eventually die. But while the work is demanding, it also is extremely rewarding. Our nurses say they feel privileged to do this work.
6. Our management is strongly committed to educational support and training. We help prepare nurses to earn their professional certification in Hospice and Palliative Care. (Today 70 percent of our staff nurses are certified; our goal is to have 90 percent certified by 2007.)
7. Capital Hospice provides an extensive clinical orientation.
   In addition to the basic HR orientation offered to all new employees, clinical employees complete a two-and-a-half week orientation involving a broad introduction to the field of hospice care. “This is the best orientation I’ve ever had,” is a common response seen on the evaluation form.