Hospice Weekend Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

Join our dedicated team as a Registered Nurse, where you will play a vital role in providing high-quality care to patients. 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 physicians regarding patient needs, responses to treatment, and changes in 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.
• 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 with all members of the agency.
• Promote customer satisfaction.
• Effectively demonstrate the mission, vision, and values of the agency on a daily basis.

Quality of Work

• Utilize all aspects of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) to develop the Plan of Care for each patient.
• Develop nursing interventions based on physiological needs and clinical assessments appropriate for the patient's age and developmental stage.
• Provide and/or facilitate education according to the Plan of Care within the level of understanding for both the patient and their family.
• Collaborate with patients/families and physicians to perform thorough initial assessments to determine hospice eligibility and identify needs based on age and prognosis.
• Implement interventions consistent with agency policy and discipline standards; evaluate patient responses according to agency policy.

Productivity/Use of Time

• Organize and perform work effectively and efficiently by participating in continuous performance improvement and completing required educational programs.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment while meeting assigned deadlines.

Team Work

• Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all team members by communicating in a positive manner and respecting team members.

Mission, Vision, Values

• Maintain and promote customer satisfaction by responding courteously and respectfully to all customers.
• Participate in community outreach activities that promote the goals and objectives of the agency.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited or approved school of nursing (AD, Diploma, or BSN program).
• Licensure/Certifications: Current Registered Nurse license in NC, NC driver's license with an insured automobile, and current American Heart Association CPR certification.
• Experience: Minimum of one year clinical experience required; hospice experience preferred.
• Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Working knowledge of Word, email, typing at 30 wpm, basic technical or medical knowledge of home health billing requirements.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work independently as well as effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Essential Physical Requirements: Ability to transfer/maneuver objects weighing at least 50 pounds; requires frequent pushing, moving, lifting of patients.
• Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to assess a patient's condition, formulate a plan of care, select appropriate interventions, evaluate responses to care/treatment, and explain/teach patients about their disease progression and end-of-life care.
• Essential Sensory Requirements: Ability to visually assess patients and utilize sight and hearing to implement and evaluate plans of care.

Exposure to Hazards

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