RN - ASN or BSN (Radiology CT)

West Tennessee Healthcare•White Deer, TX

About The Position

The Registered Nurse plans and delivers patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and interdisciplinary team members while maintaining professional nursing standards and clinical competency. The employee is subject to callback and overtime as required by the hospital system. The role involves assessing home-care needs, providing direct care under the interdisciplinary Plan of Care, case-managing patients, and reevaluating and revising care plans with the interdisciplinary team every 14 days or as patient and family needs change. The nurse documents assessments and care in medical records, monitors documentation by other personnel, supports patients and families through teaching and emotional support, and communicates changes in the plan of care to the patient’s physician. The nurse may supervise and assign work to unlicensed personnel, lead a care team, perform blood draws when required, participate in an agency on-call rotation, assist with patient intake and hospice information visits, and attend required meetings and performance improvement activities.

Requirements

Completion of a diploma, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree in nursing.
Current Registered Nurse licensure approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing for practice in Tennessee.
Three years of recent nursing experience within the past five years in acute care, long-term care, or home care/hospice.
BLS certification must be obtained within the orientation period and kept current while in the position.
Valid state driver’s license and auto liability insurance.
Ability to cope with emotional stress and tolerate individual lifestyles.
Skill and proficiency in nursing principles, concepts, and techniques.
Knowledge of hospital and hospice policies and procedures, with completion of the designated-area skills check sheet during the three-month probationary period.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred.
At least one year of hospice or home-care experience preferred.
Certification in the area of clinical expertise from a recognized authoritative agency is desirable.
Basic computer skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess home-care needs, including physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects.
Document initial assessments, patient-care delivery, and other pertinent information in the medical record; monitor documentation by other personnel.
Provide direct patient care according to the interdisciplinary Plan of Care and assume primary responsibility for patient case management.
Conduct ongoing assessments and revise the written plan of care with the interdisciplinary team every 14 days and when patient or family needs or conditions change.
Assist in supervising unlicensed nursing personnel and make assignments appropriate to patient acuity and staff competency.
Establish and supervise the hospice aide care plan.
Assist patients and family members with concerns and collaborate with them and other disciplines to provide emotional support and teaching.
Communicate courteously and respectfully, maintain confidentiality and privacy, and respond sensitively to the needs of terminally ill patients and their families.
Document ongoing patient status, nursing interventions, responses to care, problems, capabilities, limitations, progress toward goals, and patient or significant-other teaching and understanding.
Maintain up-to-date charts and records and communicate regularly with the patient’s physician regarding changes in the plan of care.
Serve as team leader in delegating responsibilities to supportive personnel.
Perform blood draws if required.
Participate in the agency on-call rotation.
Perform patient intake and information visits as needed, including explaining the hospice benefit, completing physical assessments, and completing admission paperwork.
Participate in performance improvement projects and attend mandatory and interdisciplinary team meetings.
Maintain required annual continuing education units and current BLS certification.