About This Role
Identifying patient and family care needs and providing nursing and supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families is the core of this hospice nursing role. This position offers an opportunity to provide exceptional end-of-life care on either day or night shifts within a supportive, mission-driven team.
Responsibilities
- Provide quality nursing care to patients with life-limiting illness to maintain the highest level of care for the patient in conjunction with the primary physician by initiating and maintaining the nursing process
- Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement a patient-directed individualized plan of care
- Consult with attending physician when necessary
- Evaluate patient/family response to intervention and modify care plan appropriately
- Provide patient and family education to achieve skills necessary to maintain quality care, promote patient/family independence, and facilitate the patient living fully until death
- Teach patient/family infection control protocols
- Document on appropriate charts and forms in an accurate and timely manner to provide a written record of the inpatient course
- Participate in the Quality Improvement Program to maintain or improve the quality of patient care
- Provide direction and supervision to Patient Care Partners, Unit Receptionists, and volunteers to maintain the environment
- Accurately complete daily acuity assessments for assigned patients
- Attend to patients and families at the time of patient death
Requirements
- ADN and/or BSN from an accredited institution
- Two years of nursing experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledgeable of universal precautions for infection control and employs safe practices for self-protection
- Strong time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to be patient- and family-focused
- Skill in the use of EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and/or ability to learn
- Current Maryland registered nursing license
- Job entails some standing, sitting, stooping, bending, and walking
- Ability to stand and walk almost constantly, up to 90% of work time, and lifting and positioning patients up to 50% of work time
- Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail, often in stressful situations
- Normal patient care environment with possible exposure to excessive noise, dust, and temperature variations
- Exposed to adverse working conditions due to performance of patient care activities and exposure to communicable diseases
- Maintain current nursing license
