RN Weekender - Gilchrist

About the role

The Hospice RN Weekender reports to the Team Manager. He/she is responsible for identifying patient/family care needs, and for providing nursing and supportive care for the terminally ill patient and their families.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial assessment of patient and family to ascertain home care needs - including physical, emotional, spiritual and mental status.
• Prepares and implements the care plan for patient/family unit in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Group.
• Provides direct nursing care to patients in order to maintain highest level of care for the patient in conjunction with the primary physician.
• Cooperates with Clinical Team Leader in utilization of other team members, outside agencies, and community resources.
• Updates primary physician when necessary and regularly on a monthly basis.
• Updates interdisciplinary team at patient care conference.
• Teaches family members or hired caregivers, patient care skills, including: pain control, medication (RN titrates medication within prescribed range), injections, draws blood for labs, manages IV's, dressing changes, hygiene, nutrition, checking vital signs in accordance with orders from physician, as well as addressing emotional needs.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment necessary in the home setting are made available.
• Attends to patient and family at time of patient’s death.

Requirements

• Education: Diploma, ADN and/or BSN from an accredited institution.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current Maryland State license as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience: One to two years of nursing. Home Health or Hospice experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable of universal precautions for infection control and practices safe nursing standards for self protection.
• Strong time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to be patient and family focused.
• Skilled in the use of EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and/or able to learn.
• Skilled in the use of Blackberry and portable computer.

Skills

• Skill in the use of EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and/or ability to learn.
• Skilled in the use of Blackberry and portable computer.

Benefits

Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.

Pay

$66,942.34 - $102,872.41

Schedule

Home Hospice Nurse every Saturday and Sunday 8am-8pm – Full Time

GBMC Values

• Respect: Treat everyone with courtesy. Foster a healing environment. Treats others with fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy. Listens and responds appropriately to others’ needs, feelings, and capabilities.
• Excellence: Strive for superior performance in every aspect of my work. Recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of others. Meets and/or exceeds customer expectations. Actively pursues learning and self-development. Pays attention to detail; follows through.
• Accountability: Be professional in the way I act, look and speak. Take ownership to solve problems. Sets a positive, professional example for others. Takes ownership of problems and does what is needed to solve them. Appropriately plans and utilizes required resources for various job duties. Reports to work regularly and on time.
• Teamwork: Be engaged and collaborative. Keep people informed. Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others for the success of the team. Addresses and resolves conflict in a positive way. Seeks out the ideas of others to reach the best solutions. Acknowledges and celebrates the contribution of others.
• Ethical Behavior: Act with honesty and integrity. Protect the patient. Demonstrates honesty, integrity and good judgment. Respects the cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients/families/coworkers.
• Results: Set goals and measure outcomes that support organizational goals. Give and accept help to achieve goals. Embraces change and improvement in the work environment. Continuously seeks to improve the quality of products/services. Displays flexibility in dealing with new situations or obstacles. Achieves results on time by focusing on priorities and manages time efficiently.