Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice Home Care

Advocate Health • Kannapolis, NC

6d • $36 - $53

About The Position

The Registered Nurse manages an assigned hospice home-care patient caseload, ensuring timely care and documentation in accordance with patient needs, the established plan of care, and physician orders. The role gathers and analyzes information from home assessments, telephone contacts, and available electronic medical records to identify patient needs, risks, barriers, and available resources. The nurse coordinates and oversees a multidisciplinary care team, supervises LPNs and/or home health aides involved in assigned patients’ care, performs ordered treatments and procedures, and evaluates progress toward patient-centered goals.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state where the nurse works, subject to the stated Nurse Licensure Compact requirements.
• BLS certification required per policy guidelines.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting and supporting up to 35 pounds and responding quickly to changes in patient condition.
• Ability to speak English in understandable terms; intact sight, hearing, smell, and touch; finger dexterity; critical thinking; and ability to concentrate.
• Physical Abilities Testing is required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned patient caseload and ensure timely care and documentation consistent with patient needs, the established plan of care, and physician orders.
• Collect information about patients’ health and circumstances through home assessments, telephone contacts, and available electronic medical record information.
• Analyze patient information to identify issues, resources, and effective resolutions; identify patients at elevated risk for rehospitalization, falls, or high resource utilization and arrange additional intervention or case conferencing as needed.
• Prioritize situations according to patient health and welfare, patient and staff safety, and the need for effective, timely services.
• Identify barriers to resolving situations or complaints and follow up with appropriate resources or leadership.
• Develop and oversee a plan of care, communicating it effectively to the involved parties to support quality outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Implement the plan of care and coordinate a multidisciplinary clinical team approach; supervise LPNs and/or home health aides involved in the assigned caseload.
• Perform ordered treatments, therapies, and procedures in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, Home Health Conditions of Participation, JCAHO requirements, and agency policies and procedures.
• Evaluate progress toward patient-centered goals.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits, subject to eligibility.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave, subject to eligibility.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, premium pay for qualifying work such as shifts or on-call, incentive pay for select positions, and the opportunity for annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree