Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice Admissions (Days)

$10,000 Sign On Bonus-External Candidates Only

To coordinate and ensure quality and safe delivery of home health care services. To Coordinate provision of home health care services that reflect the Agency Philosophy and standards of home health and nursing care of assigned patients. To ensure quality and safe delivery of nursing care services.


Education
See License/Certification Requirements

Experience
Three years of related experience. Requires working knowledge of specialized practices, equipment, and procedures.

Hospice experience preferred


Licenses & Certifications
*Drivers License

*Georgia Licensed Registered Nurse or Multistate Nursing License

*Healthcare Provider (CPR)
*Vehicle Insurance

Qualifications
*Ability to communicate with a wide range of people to create a positive image of Tanner Health System
*Basic computer skills required
*Minimum three years experience in education setting
*Pleasant, professional demeanor, confident personality
*Proven ability to make independent judgments, displaying emotional maturity and using sound judgment
*Proven ability to organize and prioritize for maximum time utilization
*Proven ability to work with others at all levels within and outside Tanner

*BLS required within 30 days of hire.

Area of Responsibilities
*Accepts responsibility for coordinating physical care of the patient by teaching caregivers, volunteers, and employees
*Assumes primary responsibility for a patient/family caseload that includes the assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating phase of the nursing process
*Initiates communication with the attending physician, Hospice staff, other agencies, and Medical Director to coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient and family
*Maintains up to date patient records so that problems, plans and actions and goals are accurate and clearly stated with changes reflected as they occur.
*Obtains data on physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family health status and incorporate that data into the plan of care
*Assumes role of associate nurse to the primary on-call nurse for information relating to patient caseload
*Demonstrates familiarity with policies and procedures of the Agency and understanding of State and Federal regulations
*Interviews and/orients potential and new employees as required
*Maintains accurate inventory of supplies delivered to patients
*Maintains regular communication with the Clinical Manager to review caseload
*Meets regularly with Hospice staff to review problems or changes with caseload
*Participates in agency and community programs as requested to promote professional growth and understanding of Hospice Care
*Promote teamwork and empower teams and individuals to meet their potential
*Provides appropriate in Agency orientation and in-service education programs for staff
*Seeks input from other Hospice team members regarding the patient plan of care to obtain additional knowledge and support
*Shares in providing 24 hour, 7 day per week on-call coverage to patients
*Supervises and documents the Home Health Aide plan of care every 14 days
*Support quality and efficiency improvement efforts

Compliance Statement
Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.

Education
See License/Certification Requirements

Experience
Three years of related experience. Requires working knowledge of specialized practices, equipment, and procedures.

Licenses & Certifications
*Drivers License
*Georgia Licensed Registered Nurse or Multistate Nursing License
*Healthcare Provider (CPR) or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
*Vehicle Insurance

Supervision
*Performs Hospice Aide supervisory visits every 14 days and LPN supervisory visits every 30 days.

Qualifications
*Ability to communicate with a wide range of people to create a positive image of Tanner Health System
*Basic computer skills required
*Minimum three years experience in education setting
*Pleasant, professional demeanor, confident personality
*Proven ability to make independent judgments, displaying emotional maturity and using sound judgment
*Proven ability to organize and prioritize for maximum time utilization
*Proven ability to work with others at all levels within and outside Tanner

Definitions
*To coordinate and ensure quality and safe delivery of home health care services. To Coordinate provision of home health care services that reflect the Agency Philosophy and standards of home health and nursing care of assigned patients. To ensure quality and safe delivery of nursing care services.

Contact With Others
Requires frequent contact with many persons at different levels inside and outside of the organization to carry out organization policies and programs and obtain willing acceptance, consent, or action.

Effect Of Error
Probable errors not easily detected and may adversely affect external as well as internal relationships and may result in major expenditures for equipment, materials, or procedures detrimental to the patient's welfare or the organization's interest. Work is subject to general review only and requires considerable accuracy and responsibility. Continually works with reports, records, plans, and programs of a major functional area of the organization where integrity is required to safeguard the organization's position. Duties may involve the preparation of data on which the administration bases important decisions and are highly confidential.

Supervisory Responsibility
Has limited supervision over a small section of employees (up to 15), i.e. assigns and directs their work; instructs new employees and corrects results, may discuss with supervisor, but has no authority over job content or personnel. Team governance where the Members evaluate, interview, and recommend personnel actions.


Mental Demands
Work involves a variety of complex problems to be solved under general organization policies. Ingenuity and judgment are required to review facts, plan work, estimate costs, and deal with factors not easily evaluated, interpret results, draw conclusions, and take or recommend action. Solutions to problems often require coordination with other departments.


Physical Effort
Medium physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles lightweight (1 to 25 lbs.) materials or equipment for most of the day. Occasional physical effort with medium weight objects (25-60 lbs.). Very occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.).Works in reaching or strained positions for about half of day.

Working Conditions
Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.

Working Conditions Aspects For Immunizations
*Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles)

Physical Aspects

Continually (at least once per day)
*Bending
*Manual Dexterity -- pinching with fingers, etc.
*Feeling (Touch) -- determining temperature, texture, by touching
*Hearing
*Reaching -- below shoulder
*Visual
*Speaking
*Standing
*Balancing
*Walking
*Lifting up To 25 lbs.
*Handling -- seizing, holding, grasping
*Kneeling
*Driving -- Class C vehicles
*Pushing/Pulling -- up To 25 lbs.

Frequently (at least 3 times a week)
*Reaching -- above shoulder
*Squatting
*Pushing/Pulling -- 25 To 60 lbs.

Occasionally (at least once a month)
*Typing
*Crawling
*Running - In response To an emergency
*Lifting 25 To 60 lbs.
*Lifting over 60 lbs.
*Carrying
*N95 Respirator usage (PPE)
*Hazmat suit usage (PPE)
*Pushing/Pulling -- over 60 lbs.