RN Field

Empath Health•Ocala, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Hospice of Marion, part of Empath Health, is hiring a Hospice RN for its On Call/Crisis Care team. The role visits patients after hours in their homes, long-term care facilities, and/or assisted living facilities in Marion County, providing clinical, physical, educational, and emotional support. The schedule is Sundays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Monday through Wednesday from 3 p.m. to midnight. The RN assesses patients and caregivers, coordinates care with families, the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), physicians, and partnering facilities, and provides age-appropriate education and support. The RN documents care in compliance with organizational standards, supports families after a patient’s death, supervises and evaluates LPN and Home Health Aide services, and promotes hospice education in the community and among IDT members. The role also includes administering, monitoring, and documenting medications as prescribed. This is a field-based position serving patients in Marion County. Employees must have reliable transportation and provide proof of valid automobile insurance. Empath Health describes its mission as providing compassionate, whole-person care with empathy and dignity.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least one year of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid Florida Registered Nurse license.
Valid Florida State Driver’s License.
Reliable transportation to perform field-based responsibilities in a timely and appropriate manner.
Proof of valid automobile insurance.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in an acute or post-acute care setting.
Experience caring for terminal patients and others with life-threatening illnesses.

Responsibilities

Obtain patient history and perform age-specific physical, psychosocial, and spiritual assessments; initiate appropriate referrals, interventions, and collaboration with patients, families, the IDT, physicians, and partnering facilities as applicable.
Identify age-specific patient and caregiver learning needs, motivations, barriers, abilities, and preferences, and tailor teaching strategies and follow-through accordingly.
Complete documentation in compliance with organizational standards for productivity and timeliness and with applicable policies and practice guidelines.
Assist with closure contact and support following a patient’s death in collaboration with the IDT.
Direct and supervise care provided by LPNs and Home Health Aides in accordance with agency policy.
Evaluate Home Health Aide services every two weeks and conduct periodic on-site supervisory visits.
Educate and represent the community regarding hospice philosophy and concepts through case-by-case consultation or assigned educational in-services or seminars.
Educate IDT members about nursing aspects of patient and family care.
Administer, monitor, and document medications as prescribed by the attending physician; use age-specific care practices and provide appropriate patient and family teaching.
Visit patients in homes, long-term care facilities, and/or assisted living facilities to provide after-hours clinical, physical, educational, and emotional support.