RN Hospice​/IPU - PRN

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Full Time Direct Patient Care Newark, OH, US

9 days ago Requisition

• This is a PRN role with the hours of 6:30pm- 7:00AM with every 3rd week rotation.
• This position is located at our inpatient unit at Licking Memorial Hospital.
• Collaboration with colleagues required.
• We provide superior care and services to patients at their end of life journey. Only those who have a heart for hospice will succeed.

• Plans and delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, interventions, implementation, and evaluation; and effectively interacts with patients, families, and other interdisciplinary team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing.
• Assess and evaluates the patient and family including the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan of care including creating measurable patient-centered goals in collaboration with the patient and family, that consistently is updated and reviewed to reflect assessment findings to ensure quality patient care.
• Reviews and updates plan of care including interventions, medication profile, visit frequency to meet the patient’s changing needs.
• Assesses and reports to physician changes of patient condition, level of care needs, and facilitates determining eligibility for services.
• Collaborates and participates as member of hospice team in regularly scheduled care conferences, hospice admissions, and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings, to ensure coordination of services.
• Documents physicians’ orders when received in electronic health record to provide accurate information and ensure safe delivery of services.
• Supervises, teaches and evaluates care provided by Personal Care Specialists, Volunteers and other caregivers to ensure compliance to the plan of care.
• Documents assessments, interventions and all changes thoroughly at the point of service in the electronic health record and synchronizes this documentation for each patient according to Ohio’s Hospice standards to ensure quality communication with patient’s Interdisciplinary Team.
• Communicates handoffs such as SBAR assessments and other methods, timely to ensure communication is relayed appropriately for continuation of quality care.
• Assists in other activities and departments when requested to ensure complete and thorough patient care for all Ohio’s Hospice patients.
• Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities to support the quality of Ohio’s Hospice services.
• Precepts new staff to support professional relationships with newly hired team members as required.

• Graduate of an accredited RN college;
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Active Registered Nurse license in the State of Ohio without any board actions.
• Two years acute care nursing experience preferred.
• Certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine (CHPN) preferred and will be made available to Ohio’s Hospice employees who wish to obtain certification.
• CPR Certified.
• Computer skills sufficient to properly document services and care.
• Ability to drive during daytime, nighttime or inclement weather.
• Valid Driver's License with Safe Driving Record.
• State Minimum Automobile Insurance Coverage.

Ohio’s Hospice complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Ohio’s Hospice is proud to be platinum certified through SAGECare, which provides training and consulting on LGBT aging issues to service providers. Ohio’s Hospice welcomes those in the LGBT community to join our team.