Hospice RN Field Staff

About the role

The RN Field Staff - Hospice plays a crucial role in delivering quality hospice care and services, ensuring compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements. They are responsible for assessing patient needs, developing comprehensive care plans, managing pain and symptoms, communicating with healthcare providers, and providing education to patients and caregivers.

Responsibilities

• Care Management and Service Delivery - 90%
• Provides ongoing assessment and nursing care to patients in homes and health care facilities.
• Ensures an accurate evaluation of patient needs, develops and implements a comprehensive care plan that addresses current needs.
• Follows current nursing professional standards of practice and agency-approved protocols for hospice.
• Provides effective pain and symptom management for the comfort of patients.
• Communicates with other health care providers about changes in condition and patient needs.
• Affirms patient and caregiver needs and provides education when necessary.
• Commitment to high-quality customer service for internal and external customers.
• Prepares for IDG by reviewing Care Plan, reconciling medications, and projecting patient/family needs, if applicable.
• Quality and Compliance Management - 10%
• Audits and maintains current and accurate patient records through use of laptop computers and paper/chart documentation in accordance with policies, federal, state, and local guidelines.
• Participates in quality improvement projects as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of requirements of regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies, and third-party payers.

Qualifications

• Current unencumbered license for the state of Ohio to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) required.
• One year experience in acute care or medical-surgical nursing required. Experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency preferred.
• Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and the internet required.
• Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Must be insurable under professional liability and crime coverage policies as specified by insurance carrier underwriting standards.

Working Conditions and Special Requirements

• Sitting - Up to 4 hours/day
• Standing - Up to 8 hours/day
• Walking - Up to 6 hours/day
• Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling patients or equipment/supplies - Up to 50 pounds
• Driving - Up to 6 hours/day
• Work weekends, evenings, and holidays
• Required as scheduled
• On-call availability - 24/7 for emergencies
• Subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, and cuts
• Work day
• May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc., including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses
• Work day
• Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - I