Hospice Registered Nurse-PRN
About The Position
Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care, part of LHC Group and the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Per Diem Registered Nurse Case Manager assumes full nursing responsibility for delivering each hospice patient’s Plan of Care. The nurse continually evaluates personal and professional performance and makes changes as needed to improve productivity and quality of care, while supporting hospice policies, procedures, goals, and objectives to assure quality patient care. The role includes assessing hospice eligibility, identifying and reassessing patient and family needs, coordinating care, maintaining clinical documentation, and collaborating with the patient, family, physician, and interdisciplinary group (IDG).
Requirements
- Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
- At least 1 year of clinical experience.
- Current driver’s license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
- Louisiana requirement: at least 2 years of full-time experience working as an RN. Two years of full-time clinical experience in hospice care as a licensed practical nurse may substitute for the required 2 years of RN experience.
Nice To Haves
- Current CPR certification or ability to complete it within 90 days of hire.
Responsibilities
- Conduct the initial nursing evaluation to determine eligibility for hospice services within 48 hours of referral.
- Identify the patient’s and family’s physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs, and reassess as needed at least every 15 days.
- Initiate and coordinate the plan of care while maintaining accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient’s condition.
- Document problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and the patient’s and family’s response to hospice care.
- Collaborate daily with the patient and family, attending physician, and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care.
- Assume full nursing responsibility for delivery of the Plan of Care for each hospice patient.
- Evaluate personal and professional performance and make necessary changes to improve productivity and quality of care.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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