Hospice Rn Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
• Currently licensed in the state or states in which practicing.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Acceptance of the Agency’s philosophy and goals.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of nursing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Make the initial evaluation visit and regularly reevaluate patients’ nursing needs.
• Initiate the plan of care and necessary revisions.
• Provide services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
• Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and timely summaries of care conferences, in accordance with Agency policy.
• Coordinate services.
• Inform personnel of changes in patients’ conditions and needs.
• Counsel patients and their families or significant others about nursing and related needs.
• Participate in and present in-service programs.
• Understand and adhere to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Process orders and notify physicians of patient needs and changes in condition; complete certification and recertification orders and discharge summaries.
• Determine the amount and type of nursing needed by each patient.
• Refer patients requiring specialized skills to Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and Medical Social Workers.
• Supervise and teach other nursing personnel.
• Conduct patient care conferences for assigned patients.
• Participate in peer review and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement as assigned.
• Provide total patient care as needed.
• Take on-call duty at night, on weekends, and on holidays, as assigned.
• Complete and submit OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges, and significant-change-in-condition documentation within Agency-defined time frames.
• Use ICD-10 codes appropriately.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus eligible.