RN / REGISTERED NURSE - PRN - HOSPICE

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Job description

Our Company:

AT Home Care & Hospice

Overview:

PRN

Weekday Daylight Hours & Weekend Hours Available!

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.

Responsibilities:
Completes an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing comprehensive assessment 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
Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change
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 when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload

Completes, maintains and=0 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 to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver

Attends interdisciplinary group meetings

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

Qualifications:
Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
Current Registered Nurse licensure in State and American Heart Association CPR certification required; CPR certification may be offered and completed upon hire
Bachelor's degree preferred, with one (1) year of hospice experience preferred
Management experience not required; Responsible for supervising hospice aides
Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist
About our Line of Business: At AT Home Care & Hospice, our primary ambition is to bring first-class care to the warmest and most serene environment possible: home. We provide the full spectrum of hospice and home health services, thoughtfully tailored to the individual needs of patients and families. As part of the BrightSpring Health Services family of brands, AT Home Care & Hospice is grounded in a foundational commitment to providing exceptional patient care and championing our agency leadership and teams. We are proud to have some of the best and brightest individuals in the health care industry on our team. We are confident you will find purpose, meaning and a chance to make a positive impact from day one. For more information about AT Home Care & Hospice, please visit . Follow us on Facebook.

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