Inpatient Staff Nurse (Days)

HOSPICE OF EL PASO, INC•El Paso, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Hospice El Paso is the oldest and largest non-profit hospice organization in the community. We were founded by El Pasoans for the sole purpose of providing specialized care, comfort and support to persons with a terminal illness, regardless of their ability to pay. Our main focus is maximizing the remaining quality of life for the dying, while also providing support for their caregivers and loved ones. Specialized teams provide compassionate comfort and care and are comprised of physicians, registered nurses (RNs), certified nursing assistants, social workers, chaplains; plus admissions counselors and support staff. The majority of these services are provided at home. Hospice care can also be provided in nursing, foster, and assisted living homes; along with rehabilitation centers and skilled nursing facilities. The “Center for Compassionate Care” is the city's first stand-alone “hospice in-patient facility.” We provide acute hospice care in a quiet and comfortable setting. In this home-like setting, patients receive 24-hours of specialized skilled care when pain and symptoms cannot be managed in a home environment. Become a part of our team – we are passion-driven and caring professionals, committed to excellence. We are Hospice of El Paso! Excellent Benefits Package: Competitive Salary Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits Available Company paid life insurance with additional voluntary life insurance option. Employer Match 403(b) Paid Holidays Paid Time Off PURPOSE OF POSITION To provide the highest standard of specialized holistic nursing care professional nursing care as prescribed by the physician in compliance with applicable RN licensure and agency policies and procedures to those patients who are admitted to Hospice El Paso Center for Compassionate Care.

Requirements

Please only apply if you meet minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation individual care from admission to discharge or death.
Performs physical, psycho-social, and spiritual assessment at start of care and establishes plan of treatment in cooperation with remainder of IDG members. Performs intermittent skilled nursing evaluation on assigned patients, and as needed.
Works with Certified Nursing Assistants to ensure that the highest standard of patient care is provided and will complete CNA duties as needed.
Assess and documents current pain level and intervention outcomes with every contact and PRN.
Educates patients to overcome identified knowledge deficits and documents all education given.
Reports changes in patient’s condition to DCO and physician as appropriate.
Obtains physician orders and implements interventions and changes in treatment as appropriate. Documents all communication contact by the end of shift.
Assesses and evaluates medication levels at each shift, ensuring the patient always has sufficient quantity, and adjusts levels to coordinate with patient’s condition.
Maintains accuracy in recording, maintenance, and administration of medications in accordance with policy and practice.
Initiates prescribed treatment and evaluated medication effectiveness, as designated within one hour of intervention.
Makes appropriate referrals to other disciplines as needed for family/caregiver support.
Follows Practice Standard for Pronouncement of Death.
Works with and communicates with IDG members for admissions, transfers, live discharges and changes to the POC.
Provides appropriate documentation for admission.
Revises changes in level of care, medication, treatment, and informs all members of IDG of all changes. Ensures care plan matches visit notes.
Provides appropriate and accurate documentation of all skilled nursing assessments and interventions prior to the end of assigned shift.
Provides instruction, leadership, and direction to facility staff.
Clears all chart deficiencies every week with HIMS.
Transcribes orders from physicians and updates medications and records by the end of assigned shift. Informing all necessary team members. Documenting all communication.
Prepares weekly IDG reports. Has a report available one day prior to IDG.
Complies with agency policies and procedures, mission, and values statement.
Provides accurate bedside report to oncoming staff of patient’s condition and changes in the plan of care. Revises CNA care plan as needed.
Provides leadership and supervision to personnel when assigned.
Covers extra shifts as needed.
Responds to patient call bells promptly.