Registered Nurse

About This Role

Provide comprehensive nursing care to hospice patients by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating their total care needs. This role collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to develop individualized care plans and serves as a patient advocate.

Responsibilities

• Assess, monitor, and document patient’s symptoms using required software
• Collaborate with patient, family, partners, and interdisciplinary team to develop individualized plans of care for patients
• Serve as patient advocate, providing information on patient rights, grievance procedures, reimbursement procedures, and patient/family responsibilities
• Observe and evaluate patient’s physical and emotional status, safety factors, and family dynamics to determine education needs for caregivers
• Supervise, evaluate, and direct aides and licensed practical nurses in accordance with guidelines and regulations
• Participate in on-call rotating schedule and provide back-up assistance as requested

Requirements

• Registered Nurse licensed in the state of operation
• Nursing experience
• Sound knowledge of nursing principles, procedures and elements of patient family teaching

Qualifications

• Nursing experience required, with experience in Hospice or Home Health preferred.

Nice to Have

• Experience in Hospice or Home Health

Benefits