Hospice After Hours Registered Nurse (RN) S/S 9a-6p

About the role

VIA Health Partners is a leading provider of end-of-life care, deeply rooted in the community and dedicated to serving all patients and families regardless of their financial situation or medical complexity. As a not-for-profit organization, our funds support our mission. We are currently seeking talented individuals who share our values.

Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility for the effective coordination of patient/caregiver care.
• Conducts nursing assessments to assist in the overall management of patient/caregiver needs.
• Visits patients to provide appropriate interventions, following the established plan of care and evaluating patient/caregiver responses to determine progress.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates plans of care for patients/caregivers, incorporating therapeutic, preventive, and palliative nursing actions and addressing patient/caregiver education needs.
• Evaluates and updates plan of care as goals and objectives are achieved or changed.
• Emergency triage by telephone and home visits.
• Provides interventions consistent with the plan of care and performs all required interventions for each visit.
• Identifies new problems or needs when they occur and facilitates patient and caregiver independence to the extent possible.
• Facilitates communication between the patient, caregivers, physicians, facility staff, and interdisciplinary team.
• Identifies and refers patient/caregiver psychosocial needs to VIA Health Partners Medical Social Worker as appropriate.
• Encourages and allows time for questions and consultations.
• Appropriately utilizes VIA Health Partners policies, patient-related protocols, standing orders, and guidelines, including Enclara Pharmacia MUGs, Medline, and ProHospice, as applicable.
• Maintains productive and professional relations with external agencies and healthcare providers.
• Maintains appropriate utilization of resources to ensure cost-effective delivery of healthcare.
• Utilizes infection control principles and ensures universal precautions in accordance with accepted professional practice.
• Keeps clinical records current by synchronizing laptop information throughout the shift.
• Completes and submits all clinical documentation per VIA Health Partners clinical documentation guidelines.
• Maintains current medication profiles as directed by physician.
• Documents medication teaching, including purpose, doses, route, frequency, actions, indication for use, side effects, and interactions.
• Records time/mileage accurately.

Qualifications

• A Diploma or Associates Degree in nursing is required; a Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
• A current, active, and unrestricted compact (multistate) license as a Registered Nurse (RN) is required.
• The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows a registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) to have one multistate license in a primary state of residency and to practice in other compact states, while subject to each state’s practice laws and discipline.
• CPR (Current) is required; CHPN (Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse) is preferred.
• Minimum 2 years related experience, including experience in direct care of patients with life-limiting illnesses, such as hospice and palliative care, family medicine, internal medicine, geriatrics, oncology, home health care, and medical surgical.
• Prior experience in working in an environment focused on the pediatric population is required for Kids Path™ Nurse with BCLS (CPR) training for both adult and child/infant.
• Computer proficiency is required.