Registered Nurse Application
The mission of Crescent Cove is to offer care and support to children and young adults with a shortened life expectancy, and their families who love them. Crescent Cove is Minnesota’s first residential children’s respite and hospice home, which opened in May 2018 in Brooklyn Center. The Home provides short, 1-7 day respite breaks for children with life-threatening conditions, as well as sacred space beyond the hospital or home environment for compassionate care at the end-of-life. Crescent Cove provides support services such as massage, music, and art therapy, spiritual care and healing touch, and support groups for families caring for a child with a life-threatening condition.
Position Summary
The registered nurse provides holistic care to the children and families of Crescent Cove. The nurse protects, promotes and optimizes health and abilities, prevents illness and injury, alleviates suffering through assessment and treatment of human response, and serves as an advocate for the children and families. Nurses use critical thinking, clinical reasoning and a systematic approach in the provision of child and family-centered care. And further assures that the child’s stay at Crescent Cove is safe, comfortable, memorable and fun.