Per Diem RN- Hospice House (days or nights)

Company: Chapters Health System
Location: Hudson
Posted on: August 6, 2022

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.

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