Palliative Care Registered Nurse

Eden Health•Reno, NV

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Registered Nurse will provide in-home services to our patients. This role involves providing services that require substantial and specialized nursing skill, in accordance with the plan of care. Caseloads will vary from approximately 12-18 patients, depending on factors such as the complexity of patient/family needs, geography, and whether patients are home-based or facility-based. The nurse will demonstrate competency in various skills including pain management, symptom control, infusion therapy, infusion therapy device care, wound care, and aseptic technique. Critical thinking, analysis, and clinical judgment are essential in caring for patients and families facing terminal illness. The role requires addressing the physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family/caregiver, making referrals to other disciplines as needed, and coordinating the total Plan of Care to ensure continuity of patient care by liaising with other health professionals. The nurse will attend interdisciplinary group meetings, initiate patient care conferences for complex patients, and include the patient/family in the implementation of the patient care plan. Evaluation and re-evaluation of the patient's nursing needs and necessary revisions to the Plan of Care are also key responsibilities. Additionally, the nurse will educate the patient and family/caregiver on their rights and responsibilities as a Hospice patient and communicate with the Attending Physician and Hospice Medical Director regarding changes in condition. The Hospice Registered Nurse acts as a Case Manager, ensuring equitable and beneficial utilization of resources to meet patient needs, managing care from admission through discharge, and coordinating with the interdisciplinary team on bereavement.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program
Current licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice
One year of Hospice experience within the last 24 months
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
Proof of automobile insurance (MVR checked)
Proof of current CPR certification
Able to pass criminal background check and national sex offender clearance

Responsibilities

Provides services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill, in accordance with the plan of care.
Demonstrates competency in all skills required for the agency, including, but not limited to pain management, symptom control, infusion therapy, infusion therapy device care, wound care and aseptic technique.
Demonstrates critical thinking, analysis and clinical judgment in the care of patients and families facing terminal illness.
Addresses the physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
Makes referrals to other disciplines as needed.
Coordinates the total Plan of Care and maintains continuity of patient care by liaising with other health professionals assigned to the same patients.
Attends all interdisciplinary group meetings.
Initiates patient care conferences for complex patients whenever needed.
Includes the patient/family in implementation of the patient care plan.
Evaluates and routinely re-evaluates the nursing needs of the patient, and makes necessary revisions to the patient's Plan of Care as needed.
Educates the patient and family/caregiver on their rights and responsibilities as a Hospice patient.
Communicates with the patient's Attending Physician and the Hospice Medical Director keeping them informed of changes in condition.
The Hospice Registered Nurse is a Case Manager of the patient's care and ensures that resources are utilized in an equitable and beneficial manner to meet needs.
The RN Case Manager manages the patient's care from admission through discharge and coordinates with interdisciplinary team on bereavement.