Hospice RN Nurse

New Age Hospice•Houston, TX

10d

About The Position

New Age Hospice is currently hiring for an Hospice Nurse for the Houston, TX area! Schedule: Full-Time, On-Call schedule is from Monday-Thursday 5p-8a. Love what you do & Love where you work! Join New Age Hospice and start your New Beginning TODAY! At New Age Hospice our staff consists of highly educated and committed professionals who provide compassionate, courteous and efficient home health care every step of the way. Apply now!

Requirements

Respond promptly to on-call requests, triaging patient needs via phone and in-person visits.
Assess patient condition and provide skilled nursing interventions for pain and symptom management.
Educate patients and families on hospice care, medication administration, and comfort measures.
Document all patient interactions accurately in the electronic medical record (EMR) per regulatory and agency standards.
Communicate with interdisciplinary team members regarding changes in patient status.
Coordinate with pharmacies, DME providers, and other resources as needed.

Responsibilities

Assists in development, review and revision of the plan of care.
Provides nursing care in accordance with physician’s plan of treatment, individual plan of care, as authorized by client’s payer source.
Observes, records and reports reaction to treatment and any changes in client’s condition to appropriate personnel and/or physician.
Provides ongoing instruction and supervision of client, family or other health team personnel in the plan of treatment.
Participates in education programs, quality assessment activities, nurse’s meetings and other staff meetings as required.
Respond promptly to on-call requests, triaging patient needs via phone and in-person visits.
Assess patient condition and provide skilled nursing interventions for pain and symptom management.
Educate patients and families on hospice care, medication administration, and comfort measures.
Document all patient interactions accurately in the electronic medical record (EMR) per regulatory and agency standards.
Communicate with interdisciplinary team members regarding changes in patient status.
Coordinate with pharmacies, DME providers, and other resources as needed.