Hospice Weekend Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

Join our dedicated team as a Registered Nurse, providing compassionate care in a supportive environment. This position operates on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 8 AM to 8 PM.

Job Description

• Assess, interpret, plan, implement, and evaluate patients according to their age, diagnosis, and prognosis.
• Effectively manage the assessment of new patients and coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team, performing follow-up visits when necessary.
• Communicate appropriately with the physician (Attending and Hospice) regarding the patient's needs, response to treatment, and changes in the patient's condition; obtain/receive physician orders as required.
• Work closely with other members of the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) and cooperate with family/caregivers to provide holistic physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual services, including bereavement support to the patient and family to achieve the highest quality of care.
• Organize and perform work effectively and efficiently.
• Maintain and adjust schedule to enhance agency performance.
• Demonstrate a daily commitment to the values of the agency.
• Maintain positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
• Promote customer satisfaction.
• Effectively demonstrate the mission, vision, and values of the agency on a daily basis.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited or approved school of nursing, either an AD, Diploma, or BSN program.
• Must have a current Registered Nurse license in NC, NC driver's license with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization, and a current American Heart Association CPR certification.
• Minimum of one year of clinical experience required; hospice experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently as well as effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to transfer and/or maneuver objects weighing at least 50 pounds in the assessment and implementation of patient care.

Essential Skills

• Working knowledge of Word, E-mail, typing at 30 wpm, and basic technical or medical knowledge of home health billing requirements.
• Advanced customer service skills to respond with simple answers.
• Ability to assess a patient's condition, formulate a plan of care, select appropriate interventions, evaluate the patient's response to care/treatment, and explain/teach patients about their disease progression and end-of-life care.

Physical Requirements

• Requires frequent pushing, moving, lifting of patients. Positioning of patients, giving patients baths, and ambulating patients expending much physical effort. Occasionally requires reaching overhead, stair climbing, and fine motor manipulation.

Exposure to Hazards

• Noise, exposure to bloodborne pathogens and body fluids, infectious diseases.