Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice Admissions (Days)

Tanner Health • Carrollton, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

To coordinate and ensure quality and safe delivery of home health care services. To Coordinate provision of home health care services that reflect the Agency Philosophy and standards of home health and nursing care of assigned patients. To ensure quality and safe delivery of nursing care services.

Requirements

• Three years of related experience.
• Requires working knowledge of specialized practices, equipment, and procedures.
• Drivers License
• Georgia Licensed Registered Nurse or Multistate Nursing License
• Healthcare Provider (CPR)
• Vehicle Insurance
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of people to create a positive image of Tanner Health System
• Basic computer skills required
• Pleasant, professional demeanor, confident personality
• Proven ability to make independent judgments, displaying emotional maturity and using sound judgment
• Proven ability to organize and prioritize for maximum time utilization
• Proven ability to work with others at all levels within and outside Tanner
• BLS required within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice experience preferred
• Minimum three years experience in education setting

Responsibilities

• Accepts responsibility for coordinating physical care of the patient by teaching caregivers, volunteers, and employees
• Assumes primary responsibility for a patient/family caseload that includes the assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating phase of the nursing process
• Initiates communication with the attending physician, Hospice staff, other agencies, and Medical Director to coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient and family
• Maintains up to date patient records so that problems, plans and actions and goals are accurate and clearly stated with changes reflected as they occur.
• Obtains data on physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family health status and incorporate that data into the plan of care
• Assumes role of associate nurse to the primary on-call nurse for information relating to patient caseload
• Demonstrates familiarity with policies and procedures of the Agency and understanding of State and Federal regulations
• Interviews and/orients potential and new employees as required
• Maintains accurate inventory of supplies delivered to patients
• Maintains regular communication with the Clinical Manager to review caseload
• Meets regularly with Hospice staff to review problems or changes with caseload
• Participates in agency and community programs as requested to promote professional growth and understanding of Hospice Care
• Promote teamwork and empower teams and individuals to meet their potential
• Provides appropriate in Agency orientation and in-service education programs for staff
• Seeks input from other Hospice team members regarding the patient plan of care to obtain additional knowledge and support
• Shares in providing 24 hour, 7 day per week on-call coverage to patients
• Supervises and documents the Home Health Aide plan of care every 14 days
• Support quality and efficiency improvement efforts

Benefits

• $10,000 Sign On Bonus-External Candidates Only

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed