Registered Nurse; RN

Overview

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Provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to terminally ill persons in collaboration with the transdisciplinary team in a variety of settings. Coordinate the implementation of the Plan of Care for each patient utilizing the Nursing Process.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities and activities include practicing in accordance with HWR clinical standards, assessing physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family/caregivers; providing intermittent skilled nursing services under the patient's physician's direction; monitoring and managing pain and symptoms; liaising with physicians; providing emotional support; referring to other services when appropriate; delivering health teaching; maintaining plans and reports related to hospice care;

participating in care conferences and bereavement follow-up; contributing to quality improvement activities; planning and supervising activities of health care providers as related to patient care; participating in the on-call rotation and discharge planning; coordinating with case managers and volunteer staff; promoting positive customer-service; ensuring flexibility to meet patient/family needs; maintaining infection control precautions; completing annual core competencies.

• Responsible to practice in accordance with HWR clinical standards of practice, policies and procedures
• Assess physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family/caregivers
• Provide intermittent skilled nursing services to the patient under the patient's physician's direction
• Monitor and evaluate pain and symptoms and provide information and assistance to the patient and family to manage those problems
• Serve as a liaison to the patient's physician(s) when needed; provide information to the physician based on knowledge relating to the patient's needs
• Provide emotional support to the patient and family/caregiver
• Refer patients and/or family members to other services when appropriate and follow-up as necessary
• Provide instruction (health teaching) to the patient and family
• Maintain and promptly complete all necessary plans and reports related to hospice care
• Participate in care conferences and bereavement follow-up
• Participate in case review, quality improvement activities and other meetings as assigned
• Plan and clinically supervise activities of HNA as related to patient care
• Participate in the on-call rotation as scheduled
• Participate in discharge planning in collaboration with other team members
• Communicate by phone or in writing to case managers as determined case by case
• Assist team with coordination of the Plan of Care which includes all disciplines including volunteer staff
• Identifies opportunities for volunteers to serve patients and families and participate in the coordination of and communication with volunteer staff
• Demonstrate positive customer-service responsiveness according to agency standards
• Flexible in meeting patient/family needs that require variable hours
• Maintain Standard and Transmission Based Precautions
• Participate in coordination of and communication with volunteer staff
• Complete annual core competency requirements

• Participate in public relations, community outreach and promotion of Hospice of the Western Reserve
• Assist with orientation of new employees
• Assist with in-service programs as requested
• Serve on committees as appropriate or assigned
• Assist with education/precepting of students

• Licensed RN in State of Ohio
• Experience preferred in hospice care, home health, oncology and/or pain and symptom management
• Current CPR certification
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, good driving record and auto accident insurance at a level acceptable to HWR and/or HWR’s insurer (Not a requirement for Hospice House staff)
• Hospice and Palliative Care Certification desired. Certification will be required within first 2 years of hire

• Total Rewards Package to include Retirement, Health, Dental, Vision, voluntary benefits and Corporate Discounts
• Tuition Assistance
• Non-exempt role
• Technology Package
• P…