Nurse - Hospice Care
2 days ago
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse to join our team at Alive Hospice. As a Registered Nurse, you will provide high-quality patient care and serve as a case manager for assigned patients.
Key Responsibilities- Provide nursing care to assigned patients using the nursing process and current standards of practice.
- Collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to develop and implement a hospice plan of care.
- Anticipate and initiate interventions to prevent complications and alleviate physical and psychological discomfort.
- Organize and complete work in an effective and time-efficient manner.
- Notify the Medical Director/designee and IDT of patient needs and/or changes in condition.
- Provide emotional support to patients and their families.
- Administer medications as ordered.
- Educate patients and/or families in disease process, hospice care, and signs/symptoms of approaching death.
- Implement and follow physician orders.
- Notify the Charge Nurse of significant changes in patient condition and any unrelieved symptoms.
- Give complete report to the next shift.
- Reports complaints, issues, and incidents to the Charge Nurse, Clinical Director, or IPU Administrator.
- Deliver care in a cost-efficient manner.
- Attend patient deaths.
- Supervise LPNs; serve as a resource for LPNs and other RNs.
- Work to ensure continuity of care with other shifts and home care team.
- Registered Nurse with a current nursing license, BSN preferred.
- Ability to apply for TN license within 30 days of hire.
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn hospice care.
- Minimum one year nursing practice or equivalent experience required.
- Hospice, Oncology, or Home Health and/or long-term care preferred.
- Current TN RN License.
- Prefer Hospice certification.
The agency requires this position to complete 15 hours of continuing education per year covering topics that will contribute to improvements in carrying out the above responsibilities.
Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
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