Hospice Registered Nurse

About This Role

This position is for a Hospice Registered Nurse who will function as an interdisciplinary team member, providing routine and emergency assessment, educational, and evaluative services to meet the needs of patients and their families. The role involves helping patients and families maintain their maximum level of comfort and coping, with on-call responsibilities as part of the role requirement.

Responsibilities

• Complete routine and emergency assessments on each patient as indicated by departmental policy
• Provide clinical and psycho-social services as indicated by the plan of care through case management
• Record observations, treatments, and other pertinent information
• Communicate with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), Medical Director, and attending Physician as directed regarding measures to alleviate symptoms, and monitor response to measures implemented
• Provide physical and emotional interventive care to support the patient and family in periods of crisis through case management with the psycho-social team
• Prevent unwarranted hospitalizations by meeting patient and family needs in the home and being proactive and reactive during crisis situations
• Case manage routine and emergency patient care
• Collaborate with the IDT to meet the needs of the patient for clinical and psycho-social interventions
• Collaborate with the IDT to coordinate hospice care for the patient and family to ensure appropriateness, continuity, and quality of care
• Update the Plan of Care (POC) for the IDT
• Communicate and document changes in the plan of care to the Hospice RNCM or Hospice Director of Clinical Services (DCS)
• Assist in identifying the need for intervention of other IDT members
• Effectively communicate patient/family needs to the IDT
• Educate patient/caregiver regarding care of patient, disease process, dying process, symptom control, and wound care
• Keep physician and Medical Director informed of patient needs and condition
• Ensure documentation at bedside
• Notify other IDT members of physician concerns and suggestions
• Submit appropriate documentation and paperwork to contracted facilities at completion of visit
• Complete and submit IDT narratives, time logs, and all required documentation by 10 a.m. of the following day
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Nursing
• Minimum of one (1) year nursing practice or equivalent experience preferred
• Hospice, oncology, home health and/or long-term care experience preferred
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals