Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered Nurse

The Registered Nurse will provide in-home services to our patients.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill, in accordance with the plan of care.
• Managing caseloads of approximately 12-18 patients, depending on issues such as complexity of patient/family needs, geography, and home-based versus facility-based patients.
• Demonstrating competency in all skills required for the agency, including pain management, symptom control, infusion therapy, infusion therapy device care, wound care, and aseptic technique.
• Demonstrating critical thinking, analysis, and clinical judgment in the care of patients and families facing terminal illness.
• Addressing the physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
• Making referrals to other disciplines as needed.
• Coordinating the total Plan of Care and maintaining continuity of patient care by liaising with other health professionals assigned to the same patients.
• Attending all interdisciplinary group meetings.
• Initiating patient care conferences for complex patients whenever needed.
• Including the patient/family in implementation of the patient care plan.
• Evaluating and routinely re-evaluating the nursing needs of the patient, and making necessary revisions to the patient's Plan of Care as needed.
• Educating the patient and family/caregiver on their rights and responsibilities as a Hospice patient.
• Communicating with the patient's Attending Physician and the Hospice Medical Director keeping them informed of changes in condition.
• The Hospice Registered Nurse is a Case Manager of the patient's care and ensures that resources are utilized in an equitable and beneficial manner to meet needs.
• The RN Case Manager manages the patient's care from admission through discharge and coordinates with interdisciplinary team on bereavement.

Requirements include:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice.
• One year of Hospice experience within the last 24 months.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Proof of automobile insurance (MVR checked).
• Proof of current CPR certification.
• Able to pass criminal background check and national sex offender clearance.