(RN) Hospice Baylor Nurse (Birmingham, AL) ProHealth Home Health & Hospice
ProHealth Home Health & Hospice•Birmingham, AL
•Hybrid
About The Position
A Hospice RN Baylor Nurse performs Home Health admissions performing OASIS-D1 start of care assessments and administers skilled nursing care to patients on an intermittent basis in their home. This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of care under the direction and supervision of the Director of Clinical Services/Nursing Supervisor.
Requirements
- Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing and currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing.
- Acceptance of philosophy and goals of this Agency.
- Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
Nice To Haves
- Three (3) years of hospice nursing experience, preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform OASIS Start of Care admissions assessments.
- Makes the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluates the patient’s nursing needs.
- Initiates the plan of care and necessary revisions.
- Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
- Coordinates services.
- Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
- Counsels the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Participates in and presents in-service programs.
- Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
- Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Completes certification/recertification orders and discharge summaries.
- Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.
- Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel.
- Conducts patient care conferences on patients assigned to his/her care.
- Participates in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.
- Gives total patient care as needed.
- Takes on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays, as assigned.
- Appropriately utilizes ICD-10 codes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
