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About The Position

Requirements

• A Diploma or associate degree in nursing is required; bachelor’s degree is preferred for RN.
• A current, active, and unrestricted compact (multistate) license as an LPN or RN is required.
• Current CPR required.
• Minimum 1-year related experience.
• Experience in direct care of patients required.
• Experience may include palliative care, hospice, home health, geriatrics, oncology, chronic disease management, and primary care.
• Computer proficiency is required; electronic health records.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Well organized, self-directed, and able to manage time.
• Flexible, innovative, resourceful, and creative.
• Ability to interact with patients and family members in a varying psychosocial circumstance complicated by the presence of serious or chronic illness.
• Ability to be diplomatic yet assertive.
• Knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and policies, and sound clinical skills.
• Excellent ability to work within a team.
• Excellent ability to coordinate and foster multi-interdisciplinary care.
• Ability to deal with a variety of variables.
• Able to interpret various instructions.
• Ability to perform basic math skills, use of decimals to compute ratios and percents, and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to read a variety of books, journals, magazines, instruction manuals, regulations, interpretive guidelines, and instructions.
• Ability to prepare memos, reports, and essays using proper punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
• Ability to communicate distinctly with appropriate pauses and emphasis, correct pronunciation (or sign equivalent), and variation in word order using present, perfect, and future tenses.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred for RN.

Responsibilities

• Conducts nursing assessments within scope of practice.
• Monitors patient symptoms, functional status, and disease progression.
• Identifies changes in patient condition and communicates findings to the provider.
• Initiates transition to hospice with guidance and certification of Medical Director.
• Assists with symptom management interventions under provider direction.
• Advocates for patient goals, preferences, and advance care planning decisions.
• Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or referrals.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives, staff education, and professional development activities.
• Serves as a resource and mentor to nursing staff and support personnel as appropriate.
• Applies principles of infection control and follows guidelines for universal precautions in accordance with accepted professional practices.
• Coordinates care with physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, specialists, home health agencies, hospice providers, and community resources.
• Assists with transitions of care following hospitalization or emergency department visits.
• Facilitates communication among members of the healthcare team.
• Supports continuity of care across multiple care settings.
• Participates in patient outreach and follow-up activities.
• Assists with care plan implementation and updates.
• Supports medication reconciliation efforts.
• Documents care coordination and patient communication activities.
• Escalates clinical concerns requiring provider intervention.
• Supports compliance with PCM and other care management program requirements.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Documents patient encounters, symptom assessments, interventions, and care coordination activities.
• Ensures documentation meets regulatory and organizational standards.
• Adheres to all state nursing regulations and organizational policies.
• Maintains patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Participates in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Completes required training and competency assessments.
• May perform other duties as required.