Hospice RN
About The Position
The Hospice RN provides hospice services to patients with terminal illnesses under the orders of a private physician. Care is delivered in patients’ private homes and may also be provided in nursing homes or private healthcare facilities. The program is offered by Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri, a non-profit organization, and is funded through Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay or insurance. The role includes assessing disease symptoms and responses to treatment; teaching patients and caregivers to provide care and offering end-of-life comfort care; answering questions about medications, diet, disease processes, and activity; administering IV and injectable medications and performing prescribed treatments; assisting with pain control; providing wound management and ostomy care; helping restore independence; and communicating changes in patients’ health to the physician and hospice IDG team as needed. Training lasts 30 days and covers policies and procedures, along with use of the handheld device for documenting patient visits.
Responsibilities
- Assess symptoms of diseases and responses to treatment.
- Teach patients and caregivers how to provide care and provide end-of-life comfort care.
- Answer questions about medications, diet, disease processes, and activity.
- Administer IV and injectable medications and perform prescribed treatments.
- Assist with pain control.
- Provide wound management and ostomy care.
- Help restore patient independence.
- Communicate changes in patients’ health to the physician and hospice IDG team as necessary.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
