Admissions Registered Nurse (Home Health and Hospice)-Multiple Locations

Symbii Home Health and Hospice South•Rock Springs, WY

10d

About The Position

This admissions-only Registered Nurse position provides new-patient admissions to home health and hospice service lines. The nurse travels throughout Sweetwater, Uinta, South Lincoln, and Sublette Counties. New RNs are welcome to apply. The Registered Nurse plans, organizes, and directs hospice care, drawing on community resources to meet the needs of patients and families in their homes and communities. The role emphasizes community health education and experience, patient and family assessment, care planning, nursing interventions, case management, and coordination with physicians, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary group. The nurse also documents patient condition and care, provides education and counseling, helps maintain a safe care environment, arranges necessary equipment and services, supervises hospice aides when required, participates in on-call duties and quality improvement activities, and maintains professional knowledge and skills. The position requires travel for agency-related work and the ability to meet the physical demands of patient care.

Requirements

Graduate of a National League for Nursing-accredited school of nursing.
Current registered nurse licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to drive or access transportation for agency-related travel; must maintain a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance and have access to an automobile.
Excellent observation, problem-solving, verbal communication, and written communication skills, and nursing skills consistent with the competency checklist.
Ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to meet physical demands including prolonged or considerable walking or standing; lifting, positioning, or transferring patients; lifting supplies and equipment; reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching; and sufficient visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of experience, including at least one year in public health, home care, or hospice nursing; this experience is preferred.
Management experience is not required.

Responsibilities

Complete initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessments of patients and families to determine hospice needs, including physical assessments and illness histories.
Provide professional nursing care using the nursing process.
Write and initiate plans of care, regularly reevaluate patient and caregiver needs, and participate in revising care plans.
Use assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and develop goals-based care plans incorporating palliative nursing actions and patient and family participation.
Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures and administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
Counsel patients and families regarding nursing and related needs, and provide health care instructions as appropriate.
Assist patients with activities of daily living and support self-sufficiency and comfort care.
Act as case manager and coordinate care for an assigned caseload.
Maintain and submit accurate clinical notes, including documentation of pain and symptom management changes and outcomes.
Communicate patient needs and condition changes to physicians and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
Coordinate care plans with community health-related persons and work with the interdisciplinary group.
Teach patients and families or caregivers self-care techniques and provide medication, diet, and other physician-ordered instructions.
Provide and maintain a safe environment for patients and support continuity of care with families, caregivers, and team members.
Work with caregivers and hospice interdisciplinary group members to address patients’ and families’ emotional needs, and attend interdisciplinary group meetings.
Participate in on-call duties as defined by policy.
Ensure arrangements for necessary equipment, items, and services.
Supervise ancillary personnel and delegate responsibilities when required.
Maintain and develop professional knowledge and skills through continuing education and in-service classes.
Fulfill requested or accepted case assignments.
Participate in quality assessment and performance improvement teams and activities.
Travel for agency-related work, including visits to patients and community partners.