RN Hospice House - Part Time

Ohio s Hospice Inc•New Philadelphia, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

What you should know about the RN Hospice House/IPU role: This is a Part-Time position which includes: 2 -12' hour shifts weekly including 1 day shift (7a-7:30p) and every Friday night (7p-7:30a) serving our inpatient unit located in our Truman IPU. Holiday rotation required. Collaboration with colleagues required. We provide superior care and superior services to patients at their end-of-life journey. Only those who have a heart for hospice will succeed

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited RN college, BSN Preferred
Active RN license in the State of Ohio without any board actions.
Two years acute care nursing experience preferred
Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine (CHPN) preferred and will be made available to Ohio’s Hospice employees who wish to obtain certification.
CPR Certified
Computer skills sufficient to properly document services and care.
Ability to drive during daytime, nighttime or inclement weather.
Valid Driver's License with Safe Driving Record
State Minimum Automobile Insurance Coverage
Must be able to mass a background check
Must be able to pass a 10 panel drug screen

Nice To Haves

Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine (CHPN) preferred and will be made available to Ohio’s Hospice employees who wish to obtain certification.

Responsibilities

Plans and delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, interventions, implementation, and evaluation; and effectively interacts with patients, families, and other interdisciplinary team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing.
Assess and evaluates the patient and family including the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs.
Develops and implements an individualized plan of care including creating measurable patient-centered goals in collaboration with the patient and family, that consistently is updated and reviewed to reflect assessment findings to ensure quality patient care.
Reviews and updates plan of care including interventions, medication profile, visit frequency to meet the patient’s changing needs.
Assess and reports to physician changes of patient condition, level of care needs, and facilitate determining eligibility for services.
Collaborates and participates as member of hospice team in regularly scheduled care conferences, hospice admissions, and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings, to ensure coordination of services.
Documents physicians’ orders when received in electronic health record to provide accurate information and ensure safe delivery of services.
Supervises, teaches and evaluates care provided by Personal Care Specialists, Volunteers and other care givers to ensure compliance to the plan of care.
Documents assessments, interventions and all changes thoroughly at the point of service in the electronic health record and synchronizes this documentation for each patient according to Ohio’s Hospice standards to ensure quality communication with patient’s Interdisciplinary Team.
Communicates handoffs such as SBAR assessments and other methods, timely to ensure communication is relayed appropriately for continuation of quality care.
Assists in other activities and departments when requested to ensure complete and thorough patient care for all Ohio’s Hospice patients.
Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities to support the quality of Ohio’s Hospice services.
Precepts new staff to support professional relationships with newly hired team members as required.

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Competitive Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Short Term and Long Term Disability
Paid Time Off
Life Insurance
401k with a 5% company match
Tuition Reimbursement
Preparation for certification and pay incentive on Hospice certification achievement
Scrubs provided at initial onboarding
Organizational preceptor to assist with orientation and ongoing education
Educational programs geared toward career advancement
Career growth