Hospice Nurse Leader

5 days ago

Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States Chapters Health System Full time

Overview

Chapters Health System is dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and customer service in our communities. As a Hospice RN, you will play a vital role in delivering palliative and supportive care to patients and their families.

Salary

The estimated annual salary for this position is $65,000 - $85,000, depending on experience and location.

Job Description

This position requires assessing and identifying patient/family needs, utilizing the nursing process, coordinating the Plan of Care with the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), and providing palliative and supportive care to the patient/family unit.

Responsibilities:

  • Provides direct care to patients and families as part of the IDG, incorporating psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, physical, and biological components.
  • Coordinates the Plan of Care, ensuring an individualized plan reflects the patient's evolving needs.
  • Educates patient, family, caregivers, and other health professionals about disease processes and decline, palliative interventions, caregiving, dying processes, and safety practices.
  • Reports changes in the patient's condition to appropriate members of the IDG or other health professionals.
  • Participates with the IDG to evaluate hospice referrals/admissions for level of care appropriateness.
  • Attends patient deaths; prepares body for transport; oversees disposal of medications.
  • Provides bereavement interventions to the family and caregiver in conjunction with psychosocial staff.
  • Presents concise and pertinent oral and written reports to the IDG; respects and encourages input from all disciplines.
  • Communicates accurately and completely to physicians, staff members, patients, families, and supervisors; utilizes positive approaches when working with others.
  • Supervises patient care given by other nursing team members (i.e., LPNs, Hospice Aides, and contract nurses).

Requirements:

  • Current Florida license as RN, current active single-state out-of-state nurse license, or current active multistate/compact nurse license.
  • Minimum one (1) year in-patient nursing or hospice experience for external candidates; for internal applicants, minimum of 6-months of LPN experience with hospice/home health within an affiliate.
  • Previous experience working with an EMR/EHR system.
  • Mobile Driver - Valid driver's license and automobile insurance per Company policy.
  • Reliable transportation to meet visit schedule.
  • Ability to use equipment with visual and auditory mechanisms.
  • Ability to effectively communicate in English (verbal and written).
  • Flexible schedule to meet the needs of Hospice House patients.
  • Ability to manage the emotional stress of working with and caring for terminally ill patients and their families.
  • Ability to physically access patient rooms, other areas of the Hospice House/Hospital/ALF, etc., and any home (i.e., navigate stairs and narrow spaces, tolerate heat and lack of air conditioning) within any part of the service area.
  • Ability to perform the essential functions and physical requirements (including, but not limited to: lifting patients and/or equipment, bending, pushing/pulling, kneeling) of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Active BLS for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.

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