EMBLEM HOSPICE IS LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME HOSPICE RN! SALARY UP TO $90K TO START! FULL-TIME BENEFITS - SICK & PAID TIME OFF 401K WITH EMPLOYER MATCH
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JOB SUMMARY
The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient Care
- Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments of patient and family to determine hospice needs.
- Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
- Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
- Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
- Writing and initiating plan of care
- Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
- Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
- Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
- Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions.
- Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
- Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
- Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
- Acts as Case Manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
Communication
- Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given.
- Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
- Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
- Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
- Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate.
- Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers.
- Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
- Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
- Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
- Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice Interdisciplinary Group Members to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
- Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
Additional Duties
- Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
- Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
- Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)
- Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
- Minimum of two years of experience, at least one of which is in the area of public health, home care, or hospice nursing is preferred. Management experience not required.
- Responsible for supervising hospice aides.
- Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
- Demonstrates excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communications; nursing skills per competency checklist.
- Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
- Prolonged or considerable walking or standing.
- Able to lift, position, and/or transfer patients.
- Able to lift supplies and equipment.
- Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and/or crouching.
- Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
- Maintains a current CPR certification.
- The ability to drive and/or have access to transportation for agency related travel (e.g. community partners, patients, etc.) is an essential function of the job.
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, maintain automobile insurance coverage and have access to an automobile.
- Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
Employer information
- The employer for this position is stated in the job posting.
- The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US.
- Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets.
- More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.