Hospice Registered Nurse
Company: Amedisys Inc.
Location: Plymouth
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
What You Will Do As a hospice registered nurse for Amedisys, you
have the special opportunity to provide one on one hospice and
palliative care to terminally ill patients in their home. In
collaboration with a full hospice interdisciplinary team, your work
will including the development and delivery of a patient specific
care plan for the patient and caregivers. Communicates significant
findings, problems, changes in patient's condition or environment
to the Clinical Manager/Physician and other members of the health
care team. Performs initial nursing assessment on new admissions
and completes initial plan of care. Coordinates the total Plan of
Care and maintains continuity of patient care by collaborating with
appropriate staff. Revises plan of care as needed. Completes
updated Plan of Care according to state regulation and communicates
changes to attending physician, hospice staff, and contractors
providing patient care. Initiates appropriate palliative nursing
procedures. Administers medications and treatments as written in
the patient's plan of care. Makes referrals to other disciplines as
indicated by the patient's needs or documents rationale for not
doing so. Provides education/teaching to
families/caregivers/patients related to appropriate patient care
techniques. Utilizes a combination of care center resources and
rationally recognizes standards of practice to achieve positive
clinical outcomes. Participates in nursing service evaluations,
follow ups, care center performance improvement initiatives, and
period quality assurance reviews. Initiates, plans, and provides
staff education and performs competency and skills validation for
staff as needed. Assists in assigning LPN and Hospice Assistants to
individual patients and supervises their care. Participates in care
center QAPI activities and interdisciplinary team meetings.
Performs on-call responsibilities and on-call services to
patients/families as assigned. Complies with policies, procedures
and regulatory mandates including but not limited to abiding to the
terms of the Amedisys Compliance Program. Performs other duties as
assigned. Required Current, unencumbered license to practice as a
Registered Nurse specific to the state(s) the employee is assigned
to work/cover for the company. May possess either a single state
license in each non-compact state and/or a compact license in their
state of residence that is accepted in all Nurse License Compact
(NLC) participating states. Nurse License Compact (NLC) documents
the following: The mutual recognition model of nurse licensure
allows a nurse to have one license (in his or her state of
residency) and to practice in other states (both physical and
electronic), subject to each state's practice law and regulation.
Nurses must legally reside in an NLC state to be eligible to have a
multi-state license. One (1 ) year of experience as a Registered
Nurse or eligible for RN intern program. Current CPR certification.
Preferred Knowledge of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs
of terminally ill patients and their caregivers. Prior Hospice
experience. Computer literate, proficient in windows navigation,
emails, internet and documenting in an EMR. Able to self-manage
online HR services and online training programs. Amedisys is an
equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national
origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual
orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other
legally protected characteristic.
Keywords: Amedisys Inc., Greenville , Hospice Registered Nurse, Healthcare , Plymouth, North Carolina
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