Position Overview
The Hospice Registered Nurse is responsible for pain management, symptom control in the delivery of care to hospice patients, as established by the plan of care, the interdisciplinary team, attending physician and Hospice Medical Director.
Territory : Duluth, GA and the surrounding communities
Schedule : PRN or Part-Time visits needed Monday - Friday and or weekends
Essential Job Functions
- Ensures the timely and adequate delivery of hospice services to the terminally ill patient and their family, operating within the plan of care as established by the hospice team and attending physician.
- Assesses the total needs of the patient / family during regularly scheduled and after hour home visits; Documents : assessment, identified problems, nursing interventions, goals, and outcomes of interventions.
- Coordinates total patient / family hospice care under the supervision of the Director and with the interdisciplinary team, the attending physician, and other providers;
documents such coordination.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in the development, review and revision of the clinical component of patient / family plan of care, including exchange of information, review of problems, assessing effectiveness of interventions and documenting outcomes.
- Ensures continuity of care between patient / family, team members, ancillary providers, long term and inpatient care facilities, and the attending physician.
- Communicates patient / family / caregiver needs, ongoing nursing assessment, interventions, goals and outcomes through the interdisciplinary process.
- Provides and documents continuing education of the hospice concept of care to patients and their families / caregivers.
- Supervises the delivery of patient care provided by Hospice Aides, Licensed Practical Nurses; ensuring compliance with the established plan of care and completing required documentation of supervision.
- Facilitates the delivery of hospice services to patients residing in long term care facilities, documenting joint coordination of care with facility professional staff, and attending facility care plan meetings as appropriate.
- Participates in on-call rotation for delivery of care after office hours, on weekends, and holidays.
- Provides ongoing monitoring of patient appropriateness for hospice services and completes required documentation for certification and recertification.
Requirements
- An active RN License in the state of application
- Valid CPR
Preferred
- Medicare Skilled Nursing experience
- Basic understanding of Oasis
- 1-year RN experience in a hospice setting
As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.
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