Inpatient Unit RN (Hospice House)

HUDSON VALLEY HOSPICE INC•Town of Hyde Park, NY

10d•$45 - $46•Onsite

About The Position

Hudson Valley Hospice is seeking nurses to join their team for the Inpatient Unit at the Hospice House. This role involves providing comprehensive palliative nursing care and symptom management, performing patient and family assessments, and developing and revising interdisciplinary care plans. The nurse will document all assessments and interventions in the EMR and provide anticipatory guidance to patients and families.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
Valid New York State nursing license.
Minimum of at least 2 years of nursing experience required
Minimum of at least 1 year ICU, Med-Surg, ER or similar required
Ability to exercise critical thinking skills
Skill to prioritize and handle multiple tasks effectively

Nice To Haves

one year of hospice experience preferred
Venipuncture and IV placement certification preferred
Bilingual is a plus!

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing patient/family, physical, emotional, psycho-social, cultural and spiritual assessments to ensure and coordinate the delivery of comprehensive, holistic services by the Interdisciplinary Hospice Team.
Provide palliative nursing care and symptom control in accordance with physician orders and IDG plan of care.
Documents and enters into EMR all assessments and interventions before the end of the shift.
Develop and prioritize the interdisciplinary care plan goals of the patient/family, hospice team and attending physician, prior to team meetings.
Provide anticipatory guidance to the patient/family to assist in preparing for coping with events as they occur.
Can effectively communicate in English, both verbally (in person and by phone) and in writing.
Revises nursing diagnosis, goals and interventions, expected outcomes, and plan of care based on assessment of data and input of patients and family members prior to the weekly IDG meeting.