Hospice Nurse I (RN) : FCS Hospice
About The Position
The Home Health/Hospice Nurse I (RN) provides direct patient care to assigned patients in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and collaborates with other members of the health care team to provide safe, timely, appropriate, and quality care. The role uses the nursing process and evidence-based best practices to assess and address patient needs, including physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, nutritional needs, teaching, and discharge needs. The nurse evaluates and adjusts care as needed, consults with appropriate personnel on ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas, and performs other duties as assigned. The role may provide care in both home health and hospice settings. Assignments may cover a large geographic area throughout Orange County, and patient care territories and assignments may change daily. In the Behavioral Health Nurse (RN) capacity, the nurse uses a medical and psychosocial model to individualize physician-ordered care plans for patients with depression, anxiety, or dementia, with the goal of helping patients remain at home and avoid hospitalization. The nurse also performs comprehensive behavioral health evaluations of mental status, mood, and behavior.
Requirements
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
- Current driver's license.
- Current BLS certification before clinical rotation.
- Must have an insured automobile in good working order that meets state and/or organization requirements.
- For hospice: a minimum of two years of experience is stated; at least one year in public health, home care, or hospice nursing is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- One year of home health care experience is preferred.
- For hospice, at least one year of experience in public health, home care, or hospice nursing is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
- Collaborate with other health care disciplines to ensure safe, timely, appropriate, quality patient care.
- Conduct physical assessments and provide nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, nutritional support, teaching, and discharge-related care.
- Use the nursing process and evidence-based best practices to address patient care needs.
- Evaluate and adjust nursing care as needed, consulting appropriate personnel when necessary.
- Confer with appropriate resource personnel when making decisions involving ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas.
- Provide care in home health and hospice settings, with assignments throughout Orange County that may change daily.
- Individualize physician-ordered behavioral health care plans for patients with depression, anxiety, or dementia.
- Perform comprehensive behavioral health evaluations of mental status, mood, and behavior.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
