RN Weekend Hospice

Minimum Qualifications Education, Certification, and/or Licensure

• Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Valid driver’s license.
• CPR certification within 30 days of hire date.

• One year of Home Care Nursing and 2 years of prior nursing experience.

• Performs the functions of the hospice aide.
• Performs and monitors basic patient care according to policies and procedures.
• Provides a safe and comfortable environment in the patient’s home.
• Ensures privacy and demonstrates concern for the dignity of patient in performing all patient care.
• Completes assignments in a timely manner.
• Assumes on-call responsibility per policy and procedures.
• Communicates patient care problems or potential problems to the Administrative Staff and/or other IDT members as identified/occur to assure continuity and coordination of care.
• Provides care, based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, education level, and related criteria for the infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric patient per the established age-specific education/standard.
• States and utilizes admission criteria per agency guidelines.
• Formulates and establishes a plan of care with the IDT based on assessed findings and update under physician orders.
• Completes and documents full system assessment, including assessment of level of physical and psychosocial aspects and identifies age-specific criteria upon admission and each visit thereafter.
• Understands pathophysiologic process by taking appropriate nursing action in accordance with changes in patient condition.
• Reports significant observed changes in patient condition to Administrative Staff and/or physician.
• Documents patient status and care or services furnished in appropriate areas defined by the documentation policy and procedure.
• Documents hospice aide supervisory visits as per standard.
• Performs CPR when directed by patient’s appropriate representative’s wishes.
• Displays safe, efficient, and prudent use and maintenance of D.M.E. and medical supplies and adaptive equipment. Notify admin/doctor if safely issues R/T DME in home.
• Demonstrates bag technique per policy and procedure.
• Able to apply and maintain equipment according to the Policy and Procedure Manual.
• Utilizes supplies effectively and to ensure cost containment.
• Maintains integrity of the IV site while performing patient care.
• Performs treatments/procedures according to specific standards (e.g., vital signs, patient weights, specimen collection, ostomy care [ileostomy, colostomy, urostomy/tracheotomy], catheterization [urethral, suprapubic], wound care, dressing changes, suctioning [oral, pharyngeal/nasal/trach], gastric tube [feedings and maintenance]).
• Performs and monitors patient teaching according to the policy and procedures.
• Coordinates care so that medications are administered as ordered by a physician and in compliance with the medication administration.
• Coordinates the care team in order to facilitate a change in the level of care in compliance with the change in level of care standard.
• Identifies the stages of death and dying.
• Completes IDT forms and Medicare LMRPs per regulations. Completes medical updates as per Medicare guidelines. Completes patient discharge summary upon termination of services.
• EVENING & WEEKEND POSITIONS:
  Audit Charts (Inactive/Active). Follow-up phone call from admissions to assess needs and level of pain or other patients as needed. Admissions as needed. Assist with patient overflow from the previous shifts/visits. Attends IDT meetings and month staff meeting regularly or reviews minutes.

• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, and feeling are necessary body movements utilized in performing nursing duties through the work shift.
• Must be able to lift, move, and position patients of all weights, with varying amount of assistance in a fair manner on a regular and recurring basis.
• Hearing within normal range is required (e.g., to assess breath…