Weekend On-Call Hospice Registered Nurse | Horizon Home Health and Hospice | Meridian, Idaho

Pennant Group•Meridian, ID

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Horizon Home Health & Hospice is seeking compassionate and skilled Registered Nurses for their Meridian, Idaho location. This full-time position involves providing life-changing care to patients and their families, focusing on hospice and home health services. Horizon is a well-established agency with a strong commitment to quality care, ethical practices, and core values. They are recognized as an employer of choice in Idaho, dedicated to serving the community.

Requirements

Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
Maintains a current CPR certification.
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.
Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
Demonstrates excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communications, nursing skills per competency checklist.
Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two years’ experience, at least one of which is in public health, home care, or hospice nursing is preferred.
Management experience not required.
Responsible for supervising home health aide if weekend visits are assigned for aide.

Responsibilities

Completes initial, comprehensive, and ongoing hospice assessments of patient and family to determine needs.
Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
Completes ‘as needed’ assessments of home health and palliative patients to address urgent needs.
Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by contributing to the plan of care and participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.
Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
Contributes to the care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions.
Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
Adheres to the organization’s documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
Assists the patient and/or caregiver/family with the activities of daily living, provision and education, and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward maintaining independence for as long as possible and optional comfort care.
RN will act as Case Manager until a Case Manager is assigned by Clinical Supervisor or designee and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned patient.
Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given.
Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate.
Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers.
Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and Interdisciplinary Group Members to meet the needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
Is responsible for all on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.