Home Health and Hospice Baylor

Home Health and Hospice Baylor, RN – 3HC Home Health & Hospice Care Inc.

Location:

Cumberland County, NC.

Hours:

Full-time. Shift: 5pm Friday – 8am Monday, with call during these hours.

Why choose 3HC: 3HC has provided compassionate care to North Carolinians since 1981. We strive to ensure our patients enjoy life’s journey, recover quickly, and live comfortably. We believe in providing high-quality, cost-effective care that surpasses industry standards. If you want to make a difference, provide meaningful one‑on‑one care, and develop relationships with both your patients and team members, join Team 3HC!

3HC strives to provide a positive work culture that feels more like a family atmosphere where we support our team members so they can reach their personal & professional best.

The Home Health & Hospice Nurse, RN, Baylor is responsible for working from 5pm Friday through 8am Monday and taking call as assigned during these hours, administering skilled nursing care to patients requiring intermittent, professional nursing services to include Home Health and Hospice patients.

• Registered Nurse currently licensed to practice nursing in the state of North Carolina. Minimum of one‑year experience as a professional nurse in an acute care setting.
• Maintain current CPR certification (BCLS).
• Previous experience working with terminally ill patients preferred.
• Basic computer skills/knowledge and experience in electronic medical records.
• Ability to understand and communicate well with patients, family, staff, physicians and the public.
• Must be dependable and capable of dealing pleasantly and tactfully with patients, family, staff, providers, and the public.
• Must be competent to perform delegated tasks to facilitate positive patient outcomes as indicated in the patient's individualized plan of care.
• Possess valid Driver's License and reliable transportation.

• Conducts the admission of the patient to the Agency by: obtaining a medical history, to include Oasis when needed, particularly as it relates to the present condition, from the patient and / or family member(s); performing a physical assessment of the patient; assessing the patient's support systems to determine what assistance will be available from family members and their ability to meet the patient's immediate needs upon admission and throughout care;
  
  assessing the patient, family member(s) and home situation to determine what health teaching will be required; assessing the patient's condition and home situation to determine if other home health services are needed; interpreting nursing and other services of the Agency to patient's and families as a part of planning for care.
• Develops and implements the patient care plan in cooperation with other Agency professionals and paraprofessionals who will be providing care to the patient in Matrix Care.
• Manages assigned cases and provides skilled nursing care as outlined on the physician's plan of treatment and in accordance with the Agency's policies and procedures.
• Observes signs and symptoms and reports to the physician and other applicable personnel, reactions to treatments, including drugs and changes in the patient's physical or emotional condition and outcomes of intervention. Ensures on‑going evaluation of patient / family response to care.
• Adequately educates, teaches, supervises, consults, and counsels the patient / family members regarding the nursing care needs, other related problems of the patient at home, the disease process, self‑care techniques, end‑of‑life care, and processes for dealing with issues of ethical concern. Also provides specialized hospice training to other staff, family members and informal caregivers to ensure adequate care.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures, as appropriate, for the patient's care and safety.
• Ensures that care is provided by the Home Health Nursing Assistant by providing the Nursing Assistant with a written plan of care and specific duties to be performed, by supervising and evaluating the care given at least once every two weeks, and by participating in periodic…