RN - (PRN) Home Health Care

PRN Registered Nurse
Optimal Hospice is looking for a PRN Registered Nurse to provide services for our patients!
About Us: Optimal Hospice is devoted to helping our patients achieve and maintain the best possible quality of life. Our mission is to improve and restore our clients' lives through quality patient care, innovative specialty health care programs, and state of the art technology. Commitment Advocacy Respect Excellence
Why Optimal Hospice?
Thriving Together: As we grow, so does the opportunity for personal and professional advancement. Join a team that's not just about today but invested in building a future where your contributions make a lasting impact.
Community of Care: Optimal Hospice is more than an agency; it's a community dedicated to nurturing your skills and passions. Your journey with Optimal Hospice is more than a career - it's a personal connection to a purpose-driven community.
Completes initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments of patients and families to determine hospice needs. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process.
Writing and initiating plan of care
Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary

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 submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient's condition and care given. 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. 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 Members to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
Mileage reimbursement

• Company phone provided
• Opportunity to provide individualized care to patients
• Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.

Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
At least one year of Hospice experience (preferred)
Demonstrates excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communications, nursing skills per competency checklist.