Admissions RN, Hospice Home Care, Queens; Part-Time

Coordinates and provides high quality nursing care to Hospice patients and families consistent with Hospice Care philosophy, policy, goals and objectives, and Standards of Nursing Practice. Works under moderate supervision.

• Attractive sign-on bonus and referral bonus opportunities
• Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at31 daysand 9 paid company holidays
• No employee contribution cost or annual deductible for health insurance including Medical, Dental, and Vision for you and your loved ones w (Medical, Dental, Vision);
  Life and Disability Insurance
• Training: 4-weeks paid clinical orientation, preceptorship, and ongoing skills labs
• Tuition reimbursement following 6 months and CEU credits
• Employer-matched retirement savings program
• Personal and financial wellness programs
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
• Opportunities to contribute to clinical research and other organizational projects

• Assesses the physical, social, psychological, living conditions and pastoral care needs of the patient/family through professional knowledge and skills of observation, interviewing and physical examination on an ongoing basis.
• Establishes and revises, as necessary, the nursing component of the patient/family plan of care based on goals mutually acceptable to the patient/family and significant others and makes referrals to other services, as necessary.
• Coordinates implements and evaluates the effectiveness and outcome of the care plan by ongoing assessment, planning, coordination, counseling, teaching and supervision.
• Travels to patients’ homes and/or other facilities with varying environments (e.g., elevated buildings, walk-ups, care facilities, single/multiple family homes, presence of pets, etc.) using approved transportation options to deliver direct care to the patient.
• Transports and utilizes required medical equipment and supplies using VNS Health designated/supplied carrying case weighing approximately 25 - 30 lbs. to and from patient homes/care facilities, VNS Health offices and other locations.
• Provides nursing care in accordance with Agency policies, practices, procedures and Standards of Nursing Practice, which may require standing, stooping, sitting, crouching, bending and stretching to deliver patient care.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, which may require positioning, moving, transferring and lifting patients of varying weights and physical conditions, with and without assistance and as appropriate, from family members and/or paraprofessionals.
• Visits clients every two weeks to assess the clients’ condition and update the plan of treatment.
• Monitors the effect of the plan of cares on the patient/family and informs physician and other personnel of changes in the patient's needs.
• Manages a caseload of patients.
• Provides nursing care services and initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Appraises care provided and revises the goals and approaches to patient/family care in coordination with the interdisciplinary team.
• In coordination with the interdisciplinary team, assesses the family's needs during the bereavement period and provides ongoing counseling with referral to community resources, as appropriate.
• Initiates and maintains written (including clinical and progress notes) and verbal communications to assure optimal patient care.
• Understands and interprets Hospice Care reimbursement policy and determines the billing source for patient care.
• Maintains productivity sufficient to meet Hospice goals.
• Participates in the orientation of new staff.
• Orients, instructs and supervises License Practical Nurses, paraprofessional staff and…