Registered Nurse (RN) Hospice, After Hours

About the role

The RN After Hours utilizes the nursing process and evidence-based practice to provide patient-driven, holistic care with the collaboration of the Interdisciplinary Team, Medical Director, Primary Care Physician or Attending Physician and Expanded Team (family/caregiver and internal and community-based services involved in providing care to the patient). Develops care protocols that support care for patients receiving hospice services throughout the continuum to assure that care is timely, appropriate, of high quality, and cost effective. Uses health education and technology to promote therapeutic relationships and share decision making between the patient and the interdisciplinary team to support patient self-management, prevention and comfort. Demonstrates leadership in the delivery of care through collaborative strategies with others.

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled nursing care in a patient’s home as directed by the medical director and/or attending physician.
• Manages and facilitates resource applications to meet patient needs.
• Observes and monitors patient conditions and performs comprehensive assessments to develop an individualized care plan and adjusts as needs change.
• Evaluates treatments and medical condition of the patient according to the plan of care.
• Determines if the level of care being provided meets the patient’s needs and facilitates level of care changes including the management of after-hours Routine, General Inpatient, Respite and Continuous Care.
• Administers medication as prescribed by the physician and collaborates on required updates to the plan of care to achieve comfort and symptom control.
• Prioritizes visits for high-risk patients.
• Manages multi-disciplinary care while promoting continuity of care with collaborative determinations on level of care provisions, additional resource need identification, and schedule management.
• Educates the patient and family on the disease process using teach-back methods to ensure patient and family understanding.
• Completes all clinical documentation following agency protocol and Medicare/Federal guidelines.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and physicians to ensure optimal care is provided.
• Completes chart reviews and answers patient calls to support patient care and regulatory compliance.
• Completes assigned workflow timely and with high accuracy.
• Understands and follows agency policies, procedures, rules, and regulations and communicates changes in schedule/availability to schedulers or supervisors.
• Attends in-service training and mandatory agency meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current license in the state of employment.
• 2 years of hospice experience preferred.
• Previous experience with clinical management, hospice case management, or other relevant clinical experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate and create positive impressions with patients, families, physicians and co-workers.
• Ability to remain calm, have patience and be accommodating.
• Compassionate and caring while working with patients.
• Knowledgeable on nursing best practices.
• Ability to make appropriate nursing judgments.
• Ability to identify a situation and handle it with the best possible solution.
• Detail-oriented and observant.
• Ability to work autonomously and have efficient time management.
• Ability to follow directions and work as a team member.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance with your name as a listed driver.
• Designated workspace at home to assist with chart reviews.

Schedule: 3-12’s, every other weekend. Tuesday–Friday shift would be 12 p.m.–12 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday shifts will be 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Holiday rotation.