Grand County RN - Weekday Flexibility; Part Time

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JR58825
** Namaste Health believes that our healthcare workers are our greatest strength. Providing life changing service to our Colorado communities starts with our amazing and compassionate employees!
** Namaste Home Health and Hospice is looking for a flexible and experienced Registered Nurse to join our team in Grand County, CO! This position would start in a flexible weekday model, two days per week. However, with growth in mind, we want to be ready help evolve this position into something bigger and better over time.
** Benefits of Joining Namaste Health:**
* ** Competitive Pay!**
* ** Great Work/Life Balance!**
* ** Great Culture!**
* ** Supportive IDT Team!**
* ** Company provided mobile device!**
* ** Matching 401(k) for part time and full time employees!
**** JOB SUMMARY
** The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.
** DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
**** Patient Care
*** Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es). Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process. Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
Writing and initiating plan of care Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
* Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
* Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
* Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
* Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
* Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
* Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
* Acts as Case Manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
** Communication
* ** Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given.
* Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
* Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
* Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan. Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate.
* Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers.
* Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
* Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
* Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
* Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice Interdisciplinary Group Members to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
* Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
** Additional Duties
*** Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
* Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
* Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
* Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through…