RN Inpatient Unit - Hospice; Per Diem Job Las Vegas area,Nevada USA,Nursing

Description

The RN – IPU provides direct Inpatient Care in a clinical setting for terminally ill patient and their families while functioning within a medically approved plan of care. The RN will deliver services under the direction of the interdisciplinary team and be supervised by the IPU Manager.

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Accountability: Reports to the Director of Quality, Compliance & Education, IPU Supervisor or designee

FLSA Status: Hourly/Non-Exempt

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** Candidates cannot work for another hospice**

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Requirements

Specific to the Position:

Fosters and maintains an effective working relationship between co-workers, patients, and other professional members of the community

Follows an individualized Plan of Care established by the interdisciplinary team for each patient

Manages overall care to assigned patients encompassing coordination of all hospice disciplines

Assists the hospice interdisciplinary team in establishing and maintaining the individualized plan of care and treatment goals for each assigned patient

Gathers, reports, and analyzes patient care data and implements care accordingly

Capable of giving an adequate report on patient condition to the Hospice Medical Director, members of the interdisciplinary team, other nurses, and supervisors, as needed

Immediately reports any changes to the Hospice Medical Director and interdisciplinary team

Reports unusual conditions, observations, and pertinent information to the physician, Hospice Medical Director, etc.

Understands/provides principles of palliative care/pain management within the scope of practice

Complies with all documentation policies and procedures legibly and in a timely manner

Supervises and delegates duties to CNAs and LPNs

Participates in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings and other Performance Improvement Activities

With previously established physician orders, the RN may pronounce death

Calls coroner and/or patient’s mortuary of choice and completes process related to removal of body from location of death

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

Assesses and addresses depression and fear associated with terminal illness

Facilitates communication among patients, families, and hospice team

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

Educates and assists the patient and family to complete Advance Directives upon patient/family request

Provides personal care as assigned by the Interdisciplinary Team, Hospice Physician, Supervisor, etc., which may consist of, but is not limited to:

Nursing Assessment/reassessment
Medication management, administration, and teaching
Providing 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)
Assisting with ambulation/transfers
Follows the State of Nevada Nurse Practice Act during all patient care activities
Follows policy and Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice for clinical care

22. Other duties as assigned

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General:

Adheres to patient rights, abuse reporting, and confidentiality policies

Attends scheduled staff meetings and in-service training

Adheres to departmental dress code requirements related to uniform, personal grooming, and other…