Hospice Graduate RN, Licensed

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of hospice care and competency in discipline specific patient care skills.
• Performs patient comprehensive assessments and collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team (IDT) and other health care professionals to develop/modify and implement an individualized patient plan of care as per physician orders.
• Provides clinical episode management according to company processes including oversight of patient's individualized plan of care and care plan changes as deemed necessary by patient's status or physician's ordered care.
• Utilizes a combination of care center resources, standards of best practice, and appropriate specialty programs to deliver high quality care, desired outcomes, excellent pain and symptom management, and high-quality end-of-life care.
• Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team members to ensure patient identified needs and support are met, making referrals as needed.
• Initiates appropriate hospice and palliative care interventions.
• Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and interdisciplinary team to meet the emotional needs of the patient/family/caregiver.
• Utilizes accepted company teaching materials and provides patient/family/caregiver teaching regarding pain and symptom management.
• Advocates and ensures patient participation in care planning and goals of care.
• Once deemed competent, supervises caseload including LPN's and Hospice Aides.
• Facilitates care coordination with PRN staff when care is provided for caseload.
• Completes documentation timely, accurately, and at the point of care, according to industry standards, interventions, and guidelines.
• Helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by communicating information timely, effectively, and systematically with all team members providing care for the patient.
• Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and follow up through care coordination on assigned caseload for duration of service.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences. Leads discussion on multidisciplinary cases as appropriate.
• Maintains ongoing communication with Clinical Manager regarding progress of patients for assigned caseload.
• Remains knowledgeable of organization's quality improvement programs, participates in care center performance improvement initiatives and incorporates into patient care planning as appropriate.
• Initiates, plans, and provides staff education, and performs competency and skills validation for care team staff such as LPNs, HSP Aides, and other RNs as appropriate.
• (Note: The Registered Nurse (Graduate Nurse) may not perform HSP Aide initial competency evaluations or the 12-hour HSP Aide in-service requirements.)
• Performs on-call responsibilities and on-call services to patients/families as assigned.
• Makes sure assigned cases comply with requirements of third-party payers.
• Protects, honors, and respects patient and co-worker confidentiality and right to privacy.
• Stays informed of industry knowledge and nursing best clinical practice standards.
• Participates in clinical development and continuing education programs.
• Complies with policies, procedures and regulatory mandates including but not limited to abiding by the terms of the Amedisys Compliance Program.

Qualifications

• Current, unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse specific to the state(s) the employee is assigned to work/cover for the company.
• Current CPR certification.
• Less than one (1) year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Candidate must be approved by VP of Clinical.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the appropriate skills for communicating with individuals of all ages and/or cognitive abilities.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Federal/State rules and regulations, ACHC standards, and other regulatory requirements.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Familiarity with general use and functions of the computer, such as, usernames, password concepts, internet, email, navigation of computer desktop, including starting programs, using files, and windows, effective use of navigation buttons and tool bars, ability to self-manage online HR services and online training programs.