Per Visit Admissions Nurse (RN)- Home Hospice

About the role

Stella Maris Home Health has an opening for a Per Visit-Admissions Nurse (RN) to perform home hospice start of care visits. This position will cover clients on a per visit basis in territories throughout Baltimore County/City. Home Hospice experience is required.

Schedule & Pay

• PRN/Flex/As needed schedule
• Per visit rate: $60.00 ($80.00 for weekend)
• Start of Care visit: $175.00 ($250.00 for weekend)
• Additional rates for specialty visits
• Hourly range: $36.25 – $55.80/hr

Responsibilities

• Provide primary nursing care, under the supervision of the RN Case Manager assigned or Lead RN Case Manager, to assigned Home Care patients in compliance with Federal and State regulations
• Make follow-up visits to patients assigned
• Use the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, implementation and evaluation to provide physical, psycho-social and spiritual care to patients and their families
• Intervene with patients and families in crisis situations and act as patient advocate
• Perform hands on skilled care, to include changing dressings, performing catheterizations, drawing blood, changing subq catheters, administering injectable medications, disimpacting bowels, and other nursing care required by the patient at the time of the visit
• Maintain ongoing communication as necessary to revise the plan of care to assure quality home care
• Teach and supervise primary caregivers and volunteers in providing care to patients and evaluate the care they provide. This includes pain control procedures, medications, use of equipment and psychosocial support
• Coordinate services including social worker, chaplain, therapists, dietitian, home health aide, volunteers and physician
• Facilitate continuity of care when patient is admitted to the hospice in-patient unit by phone contact with primary physician, medical director, in-patient nurse and program director and by providing care plans and medication records to the in-patient unit
• Order equipment, supplies and medications as needed by the patient under the order of physician and assure removal of same after death or discharge
• Write changes in orders in a timely manner on forms specific to reimbursement sources. Record changes in notes, records and care plans as necessary
• Document accurately all follow-up visits and phone calls
• Complete accurately and submit at least bi-weekly all itinerary and mileage forms. Complete all charge slips for supplies used and submit to secretary at least bi-weekly
• Supervise home health aide in patient's home in accordance with Federal and State regulations and document same on patient record
• Complete all documentation as required by agency standards, regulatory standards and standards of nursing practice