Hospice RN Doey's House - Night Shift (Hagerstown, MD)

About the role

Identifies patient/family care needs and provides nursing and supportive care for the terminally ill patient and their families.

Qualifications

• ADN and/or BSN from an accredited institution
• Two years of nursing experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Current MD registered nursing license

Skills

• Knowledgeable of universal precautions for infection control and employs safe practices for self protection
• Strong time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to be patient and family focused
• Skill in the use of EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and/or ability to learn

Responsibilities

• Provides quality nursing care to patients with life-limiting illness to maintain highest level of care for the patient in conjunction with the primary physician by initiating and maintaining the nursing process
• Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement a patient directed individualized plan of care
• Consults with attending physician when necessary
• Evaluates patient/family response to intervention and modifies care plan appropriately
• Provides patient and family education to achieve skills necessary to maintain quality care, promote patient/family independence and to facilitate the patient living fully until death
• Teaches patient/family infection control protocols
• Documents on appropriate chart and forms in an accurate and timely manner to provide a written record of inpatient course
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program to maintain or improve the quality of patient care
• Provides direction and supervision to Patient Care Partners, Unit Receptionists and volunteers to maintain environment
• Accurately completes daily acuity assessment for assigned patient
• Attends to patient and family at the time of patient's death

Physical requirements

• Job entails some standing, sitting, stooping, bending, walking
• Ability to stand and walk almost constantly up to ninety 90% of work time and lifting and positioning patients up to fifty 50% of work time
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail and often in stressful situations

Working conditions

• Normal patient care environment with possible exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature
• Exposed to adverse working conditions due to performance of patient care activities and exposure to communicable diseases

Pay

$32.18 - $49.46