Per Diem RN- Hospice House (days or nights)
Company: Chapters Health System
Location: Hudson
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what
they're doing!We're committed to bringing passion and customer
focus to the business.Role:The Per Diem RN is responsible for
assessing and identifying patient/family needs, utilizing the
nursing process, coordinating the Plan of Care with the
Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), and providing palliative and
supportive care to the patient/family unit.Qualifications: ---
Current Florida license as RN, current active single-state
out-of-state nurse license, or current active multistate/compact
nurse license --- Minimum one (1) year of in-patient nursing or
hospice experience for external candidates; for internal
applicants, minimum of 6-months of LPN experience with hospice/home
health within an affiliate --- Previous experience working with an
EMR/EHR (Electronic Medical/Health Record) system --- Mobile Driver
- Valid driver's license and automobile insurance per Company
policy --- Reliable transportation to meet visit schedule ---
Ability to use equipment with visual and auditory mechanisms ---
Ability to effectively communicate in English (verbal and written)
--- Flexible schedule to meet the needs of Hospice House patients
--- Ability to manage the emotional stress of working with and
caring for terminally ill patients and their families --- Ability
to physically access patient rooms, other areas of the Hospice
House/Hospital/ALF, etc., and any home (i.e., navigate stairs and
narrow spaces, tolerate heat and lack of air conditioning) within
any part of the service area --- Ability to perform the essential
functions and physical requirements (including, but not limited to:
lifting patients and/or equipment, bending, pushing/pulling,
kneeling) of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
Competencies: --- Satisfactorily complete competency requirements
for this position. Responsibilities of all employees: --- Represent
the Company professionally at all times through care delivered
and/or services provided to all clients. --- Comply with all State,
federal and local government regulations, maintaining a strong
position against fraud and abuse. --- Comply with Company policies,
procedures and standard practices. --- Observe the Company's
health, safety and security practices. --- Maintain the
confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues and other
sensitive situations within the Company. --- Use resources in a
fiscally responsible manner. --- Promote the Company through
participation in community and professional organizations. ---
Participate proactively in improving performance at the
organizational, departmental and individual levels. --- Improve own
professional knowledge and skill level. --- Advance electronic
media skills. --- Support Company research and educational
activities. --- Share expertise with co-workers both formally and
informally. --- Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance
Improvement activities as appropriate for the position. Job
Responsibilities: --- Provides and manages direct care to patients
and families as part of Interdisciplinary Group (IDG),
incorporating psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, physical and
biological components, and appropriate nursing intervention and
follow-up. --- Coordinates the Plan of Care, ensuring that an
individualized Plan of Care is developed that accurately reflects
the patient's evolving needs. --- Educates patient, family,
caregivers and other health professionals about disease process and
decline, palliative interventions, care giving, dying process and
safety practices. --- Reports changes in the patient's condition to
appropriate members of the IDG or other health professionals. ---
Participates with the IDG to evaluate hospice referrals/admissions
for level of care appropriateness. --- Attends patient deaths;
prepares body for transport; oversees disposal of medications. ---
Provides appropriate bereavement interventions to the family and
caregiver in conjunction with psychosocial staff. --- Presents
concise and pertinent oral and written reports to IDG; respects and
encourages input from all disciplines. --- Communicates accurately
and completely to physicians, staff members, patients, families,
and supervisors; utilizes positive approaches when working with
others. --- Supervises patient care given by other nursing team
members (i.e., LPNs, Hospice Aides, and contract nurses). ---
Performs other duties as assigned. Physical Demands for Post
Offer/Pre-Placement (The demands described below are representative
of those that must be met by an individual to perform the essential
functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.):
While performing the duties of this job, the following abilities
are required: see; hear; talk; walk; use hands to finger, handle or
feel. Frequently required to: stand; sit; reach with hands/arms;
lift; bend; balance. Occasionally required to: pull; push;
stoop/crouch; kneel; climb stairs.
Keywords: Chapters Health System, Brandon , Per Diem RN- Hospice House (days or nights), Healthcare , Hudson, Florida
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