Hospice Registered Nurse Job Salem area,Virginia USA,Nursing

REGISTERED NURSE - HOSPICE JOB DESCRIPTION JOB SUMMARY

The registered nurse plans,organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on
community health education/experience.

The professional nurse builds fromthe resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs ofindividualand families within their homes and communities.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Patient Care

Completesan initial,comprehensive and ongoingassessmentsofpatientand family todeterminehospice needs.

Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current andpreviousillness(es).

Provides professional nursing care byutilizingall elements ofnursingprocess.

Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
a. Writing andinitiatingplan of care
b. Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
c.Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
4.Useshealth assessment data todeterminenursing diagnosis.

Develops a care plan thatestablishesgoals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions.

Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.

Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.

Administers medications and
treatments as prescribed bythe physician in the physician’s plan of care.

Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.

Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate perassessment and plan.
9.Assists the patient with the activities of daily living andfacilitatesthe patient’s efforts toward self-sufﬁciency
and optional comfort care.

Acts as Case Manager andassumesresponsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

Communication

Completes,maintain sand submitsaccurateand relevant clinical notesregardingpatient’s condition and care
given.

Recordspain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.

Communicates with the physicianregardingthe patient’s needs and reports changes inthe patient’s condition;
obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.

Communicates with community health relatedpersonsto coordinate the care plan.
4.Teachesthe patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate.

Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes andutilizesopportunities for health counseling
with patients and families/caregivers.

Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.

Provides andmaintainsa safe environment for the patient.
6.Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.

Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice Interdisciplinary Group Members to meet the
emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.

Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.

Additional Duties

Participates in on-call duties asdeﬁnedby the on-call policy.

Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.

Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.

Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development andmaintainsand upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service
classes.

Fulﬁlls the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.

Activelyparticipatesin qualityassessmentperformance improvement teams and activities.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than thosestatedin this description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.

Minimum of two years of…