PRN Hospice RN | All County Hospice

All County Home Health and Hospice•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

The r egis t er e d n urse pl a ns, or g ani z es an d dire c ts ho s pice c are a n d is e x peri e nc e d i n nursing, with e mp h asis o n c o mmun i ty h ea l th e d uc a ti o n/e x peri e nce . T he pro f essi o nal n urse build s from the res o urce s o f t h e c o mm u nity t o pla n a nd direc t services t o mee t t h e n e ed s o f i n divid u al and families with i n t heir h o mes a n d c o mm u nitie s .

Requirements

Regis t ere d n urse wi t h c urren t lice n sur e t o pra c tic e pro f essi o nal nurs i ng i n t h e st a te.
Gra d ua t e of N ati o nal L e a g u e f or Nursi n g a c credi t ed s c h o ol of nursi n g.
Mainta i ns a c urren t CPR c ertificat i o n .
Must b e a lic e ns e d driver wit h a v e hicle t h a t is in s ure d in acco r d a nce wi t h s ta t e or org a nizat i o n re q uir e m e nts a n d is i n g o od w orkin g order.
Minim u m of two y e ars e x peri e nc e , a t l e ast o n e o f which is i n t he ar e a of p u blic h eal t h, h o m e car e , or h ospi c e n ursi n g is pre f erred.
Self direc t e d a nd ab l e t o wor k with min i mal s u per v ision.
Man a g e me n t e x peri e n c e n ot r e q uire d . R es p ons i b le for s u pervisi n g h ospi c e ai d es.
Demon s tra t es excell e nt o b serv a ti o n, prob l em sol v ing, v er b al a n d writt e n c ommuni c ati o ns; nursi n g skills p er c omp e t e ncy c hecklis t .
Show s a bility t o o r g a nize a n d prioritize w orklo a d i n d e p e n d e ntly.
Prol o n ged or c o nsi d er a ble w alkin g or s t a ndi n g . A ble t o lif t , p ositi o n, a n d / or tr a ns f er pat i ent s . Ab l e t o lift s u p plies a nd e q ui p m e n t . C o n sider a ble r ea c hi n g, s t o o pi n g, b e nd i ng , kn e elin g , a n d /or cr o u c hin g . Vis u al a c uity a n d h ea ring t o p erfo r m r e q uired nurs i ng s kills.

Responsibilities

Comple t es a n initial , c o mpre h ensi v e a n d o n g oi n g asses s men t s o f p at i en t a nd f a mily t o de t erm i ne h ospi c e n e e ds.
P r ovi d es a c o mple t e p hysical asse s sme n t a n d his t ory of c urren t a n d p r evi o us illne s s(es).
Provi d es p r o f essi o nal nursi n g c are by utilizin g all el e m e nts of nurs i ng pro c ess.
Asses s es a n d e val u a t es pat i ent’ s s t atu s b y : A . Writing a nd i niti a tin g pl a n of c are B . Regu l arly re-e v al u ati n g pat i en t a n d f a mily/ c aregi v er n e e ds C. Partici p ati n g i n revisi n g t h e pl a n of c are as ne c es s ary
Uses h eal t h ass e ssme n t da t a t o de t e r min e n ursi n g d i a g nosis.
Devel o ps a c are pla n t ha t es t abli s he s g oals , b as e d o n nursi n g dia g n o sis a n d inco r por a te s palliati v e n ursi n g a cti o ns. Inc l u d es t h e p ati e nt a n d t he f a mily i n t h e pla n ni n g proc e ss.
Initia t es a p pr o priat e p r ev e ntiv e a nd r e h abilit a tive nursi n g p r oc e du r es. A d m i nisters m e dic a tion s a n d tr e a t m e nts as prescri b e d by t h e physici a n i n t he ph y sician’ s pl a n of c are.
Cou n sels t h e p ati e nt a n d f a mily in me e tin g n ursi n g a n d rela t e d n e e ds.
Provi d es he alth c ar e instr u cti o ns t o t h e p ati e nt as a p propri a te per as s es s m e nt a n d pla n .
Assists t h e p ati e nt wi t h t h e a c tivities of daily livi n g a n d f acilita t es t h e p ati e nt’s ef f orts t owa r d self-su f ficienc y a n d o pti o nal c o m f ort ca r e.
Acts as C a se M a n a g er w h en assi g n e d by Clini c al Su p ervisor a n d ass u mes re s p o nsibility to coord i na t e p a tie n t c are f or a s sig n e d ca s el o a d .
Comple t es, main t ain s a nd s u bmi t s a c cur a te a n d r elev a nt clinical n o tes r e g ardi n g pat i ent’s co n diti o n a n d car e gi v en . R e cord s p ain/s y mp t om m a n a g e me n t c h a n g e s/ o ut c o mes as a p propri a te.
Communi c ate s with t h e physici a n r e ga r di n g t he p ati e nt’s n e eds a nd r e p orts c h a n g es i n t h e pat i ent’ s c o ndit i on ; o bta i ns/r e ceiv e s p hysici a ns’ o r ders as r e quir e d.
Communi c ate s with c o mm u nity h e alt h rela t e d p ersons t o c o ordi n a t e t he c are pl a n.
Tea c he s t h e pat i en t a n d f a mily/ c ar e giver s elf-car e te c hni qu es a s a pp r opria t e. Prov i de s m e dic a tio n , d i et a n d ot h er in s truct i ons as or d ere d by t he p h ysicia n a nd r ec o gni z es a n d utilizes o p por t unit i es f or h eal t h c o u nsel i ng wi t h pa t ients a n d f a milies/ c ar e givers. Works i n con c ert wit h t he i nte r discipli n ary g r o u p.
Provi d es an d mai n ta i ns a s a fe envi r o n m e nt for t he p a tie n t.
Assists t h e p ati e nt a n d f a mily/ca r egi v er a nd o t her te a m m e m b ers in provid i n g c o nti n uity of care .
Works in c o o per a ti o n wit h t h e f a mily/ca r egi v er an d h ospi c e I n t erdiscipli n ary G r o u p Members to mee t t he e mot i o n al n e e ds of t h e p at i e nt a n d f amily / car e giver.
Att en ds in t erdisc i plinary gr o up me e ting s .
Partici p at e s in on- c all d utie s a s d efi n ed by t h e o n - call p olicy .
En s ures t h a t arra n g e m e nt s for e q ui p men t a nd o t h er n eces s ary i t em s a n d service s are avail a ble.
Su p ervise s a ncillary p ers o n n el a n d d ele g a t es re s p o nsibilities w h e n r e quir e d.
Ass u m e s re s p o nsibility f or p ers o nal grow t h a n d d evel op m e nt a n d ma i n t ains a n d u p gra d es pro f essi o nal k now l e d ge a n d practi c e skills t hro ugh at t e n d a nc e a n d p articip a tio n in cont i nu i ng e d uc a ti o n a n d in s ervice c l asse s .
Fulfills t h e o bli g ati o n of r e q u es t e d a nd / or a c c e pt e d ca s e assi gn m e nts.
Actively partic i pa t es i n q ualit y as s es s m e nt p erfo r m a nc e impro v e m e nt t e a m s a nd activit i es .