RN - Home Health Care/Hospice

A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift
The Hospice RN Case Manager utilizes the nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate) to assume primary responsibility for the care of terminally ill patients and their caregivers in consultation with the primary physician, Hospice Medical Director and the Hospice interdisciplinary team. RN Case Manager evaluates need and coordinates care from other disciplines including Clinical Care Partners, Social Workers, Chaplains, Bereavement Coordinators and Volunteers. The hospice nurse provides physical and psychosocial support to the patient and supportive care to the caregiver and family that will assist them in accepting and preparing for the death of the patient. RN Case Manager reports to the Hospice Nurse Manager. Use of personal vehicle required. Provides ongoing patient care according to the interdisciplinary care plan. * Maintains ongoing contact with patients/families (phone calls, visits). * Provides instruction regarding disease processes, symptom management, medication administration, and nutrition. * educate regarding destruction of meds according to DEA guidelines * Assesses symptoms and medication effectiveness, reports response to physician. * Assesses disease procession and documents decline, adding additional complications to the ICD- code list. * Assess need for change in level of care, based upon symptoms, caregiving fatigue and the patient/family plan for death. Facilitate transfer to appropriate care facility as needed. * Assesses for patient safety, adequacy of caregiving, signs of abuse or neglect, suicide risk. * Updates plan of care with goals, interventions and services that are indivualized to each patient/family need. Consults with primary physician appropriately. * Interprets medical status of patients. * Develops the hospice aide (CCP) personal care plan and supervises their implementation of the plan of care.Documents completion of supervision and annual competencies * Serves as resources to staff with regard to medical issues. * Coordinates care and transfer to in-patient hospice facility to provide highest level of trust for patient/family and provide continuity of care. * Implements state/federal licensure guidelines and JCAHO standards relating to nursing component of care. * Maintains current documentation in electronic medical record. * Maintains medical component of careplan. * Monitors the quality of nursing care provided to patients including but not limited to safety and infection control. * Performs customer satisfaction/complaint resolution activities in a timely manner and reports occurances to supervisor. Communicates appropriately with contracted personnel (PT, ST, OT, ET) and agencies (pharmacies, DME company). * Assesses need for DME Supports and participates in performance improvement activities. * Participates in department performance improvement activities (i.e. chart review, committees, etc.). * Identifies methods for improving department performance/care. * Assists in implementing performance improvement opportunities. Demonstrates leadership skills * Serves as a clinical resource for PRN RNs, on-call RNs, LPNs and CCPs * Participates in the hiring and orientation of new nursing staff. * Assumes additional responsibilities: committee assignments, education of students, peer review, case study analysis. Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct. Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred

RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
PVI - Private Vehicle insurance
CHPN - Cert Hospice Palliative Nurse Upon Hire Preferred and Required Minimum Experience:
Minimum 2 years acute care or hospice/home care experience Preferred Required Minimum Skills:
Possesses knowledge of developmental characteristics (physical, psychosocial, intellectual) of people of all ages (neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult, geriatric). Demonstrates effective use of computers for patient care documentation.

Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.