Admissions RN - Hospice Job Las Vegas area,Nevada USA,Nursing

Position: Admissions RN - Hospice (Friday to Monday)

Description

The Admissions RN is responsible for the coordination of patient information in conjunction with the Admissions Coordinator, Admissions Assistant and Community Liaisons. The Admissions RN meets directly with referred patients to provide a comprehensive assessment of their clinical findings to the Hospice Medical Director for certification and admission to the hospice program or rejection from the hospice program. Once the patient has received a verbal certification from the Hospice Medical Director, the Admissions RN coordinates all aspects of the patients' admission including transportation to their home, when necessary, durable medical equipment and medications related to their hospice prognosis.

The Admissions RN then inputs data into the patient's hospice medical record and communicates their findings to the assigned hospice team for continuity of care.

When available and necessary, the Admissions RN works as part of the clinical team to provide overflow nursing visits, emergency nursing visits and death calls when other nursing staff is unavailable. The Admissions Nurse is responsible for completing all admissions paperwork and coordinating the hospice team within 48 hours of admission to Pro Care Hospice of Nevada services.

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Accountability

Reports to the Business Development Manager and Director of Nursing

FLSA

Exempt/Salary

Requirements

Job Duties and Responsibilities General

Adheres to patient rights, abuse reporting and confidentiality policies

Gathers, reports, and analyzes patient care data to create a comprehensive patient assessment and reports findings to the Hospice Medical Director for verbal certification of patient admission or refusal of admission

Immediately reports significant condition issues/safety issues to the Admissions Coordinator, Admissions Assistant, Hospice Medical Director and assigned interdisciplinary team

Fosters and maintains an effective working relationship between peers, professional staff, and other personnel within the community

Able to effectively explain the hospice benefit to potential patients, their families, and representatives

Works with patients and families or caregivers upon admission to create a realistic Plan of Care and set of treatment goals

Supervises and delegates duties to Certified Nursing Assistants and Licensed Vocational Nurses when needed

Anticipates overall care needs of newly admitted patients as much as possible and coordinates with all hospice disciplines

Complies with all documentation policies/procedures for patient admission including reviewing hospice admission criteria, gathering all patient data, reviewing pertinent H&P, and disseminating this information to the Hospice Medical Director and/or the assigned hospice interdisciplinary team

Completes all admission paperwork within 48 hours of admission in the patient's hospice medical record

Demonstrates good judgment with proper decision-making abilities

Participates in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings and other Performance Improvement Activities as needed

With previously established physician orders that RN may do so, RN may make Pronouncement of Death

Calls coroner and completes process related to removal of body from location of death when on call or performing case management

Attends scheduled staff meetings and or in-service training as required

Adheres to the departmental dress code requirements related to personal grooming and attire

Provides intervention and support as needed related to terminal illness and loss

Provides emotional and spiritual support and makes appropriate referrals to other team members

Assess and addresses depression and fear associated with terminal illness

Facilitates communication among patient, family, and hospice team

Provides referral to community services and resources as needed

Identifies caregiver strain which may necessitate respite care relief and/or support

Provides personal care as assigned by the Interdisciplinary Team, Physician, Director of Nurses/Supervising RN, which may consist of but not limited to:

Patient Admissions

Nursing Assessment/reassessment

Medication management, administration, and teaching

Provides comfort measures

Insertion/maintenance/removal of Foley catheters

Insertion/maintenance/removal of various IV catheters for pain control/comfort

Application/adjustment of oxygen, IV, NG, G-Tube and other invasive lines as ordered by the physician

Vital signs (B/P, T, P, R)

Assist with ambulation/transfers

Follows the State of Nevada Nurse Practice Act during all patient care activities

Follow policy and Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice for clinical care

Other duties as assigned

Specific to Job Position

Visits potential patients to review and assess for hospice admission

Reports findings of potential patient assessments directly to the Hospice Medical Director for verbal certification of hospice admission or refusal of hospice admission

Requests additional H&P when necessary to make final determination

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