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- Notifies Clinical Manager, Interdisciplinary Groups/Branch/Residence Manager on a daily basis of all changes in status of patient, including hospitalizations and discharges. Writes weekly updates.
- Assists other team members in patient/family care.
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Description
Registered Nurse - Fort Walton Beach
Why Covenant Care?
Are you a Healthcare Warrior? Want a competitive, engaging job with great perks? Want a seat at the table to discuss strategy? Want to see your ideas put into action? Then you want to look closely at a career with Covenant Care.
Covenant Care is one of the largest non-profit providers of home health, hospice, memory, palliative and private duty care in the regions we serve.
Our collaborative team of more than 600 physicians, nurses, aides, therapists and professional staff and volunteers serve patients and families in communities throughout Florida and Alabama.
For more information, visit , or visit us on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.Ready to join our family?
Our teammates enjoy a supportive environment and flexible schedule with advancement opportunities. Covenant Care's engaging culture is founded upon mutual respect and trust. A place where employees feel valued and patients and residents feel the service is extraordinary.
We recognize and celebrate the value of each teammate's unique contributions and encourage a sense of ownership, sharing our mission with patients, families and our communities.
Job DescriptionPosition Summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional nurse specially trained in the Hospice concept to provide for the personal, physical, emotional and social needs of the patient/family unit.
He/she works with the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) to facilitate patient care activities; provide advice, support and assistance to the team members as needed and is responsible for ongoing patient/family evaluation and assessment.
The RN is an active participant in the Hospice program including community education.Qualifications:
A minimum of one year of clinical nursing experience preferred. Experience must be in Hospice or in a medical/surgical setting, a hospital, oncology or geriatric facility. A current RN license in the State of Florida or Alabama as applicable depending on assignment.
Reliable transportation, valid state of Florida or Alabama driver's license, as applicable depending on assignment, and current automobile liability insurance and insurability under the company liability insurance are required.
Must possess current CPR certification.Job Relations:
Reports to:
Clinical Manager or Director, Branch Operations
Workers supervised:
Assigned Hospice Aides, LPNs, Volunteers and Patient/Family units.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Competently performs all basic nursing skills.
Conducts initial physical assessment of patient in the home.
Determines the patient is hospice appropriate, documents to the patient's terminality, and establishes and maintains the care plan for medically necessary assessments and services.
This applies to determinations and consultations with members of the IDG, including the Attending Physician or Hospice physician, in all circumstances in which the level of care is to be assigned as Short-term Inpatient Care or Continuous Care, and includes all actions required in Covenant's policies and procedures regarding the placement or removal of a patient from those categories of care.
As a member of the Interdisciplinary Group, is responsible for determining and documenting the level of care status of patients, and in particular, inpatient level of care, to ensure the patient is appropriate and meets the criteria for short-term care needed to manage pain and symptoms in an inpatient facility.
This responsibility includes appropriate management and documentation with the patient's change in status either to short-term inpatient care or removed from that status, and all monitoring of the care during the inpatient period.
This same requirement applies to management and documentation of patients who are placed on a Continuous Care level of care.
Strict compliance with all rules and regulations, including Covenant Hospice's policies and procedures, is required. Assists in creating and maintaining a climate that promotes growth and harmonious relationships within the Hospice staff.Special Demands/Physical Requirements:
This position frequently requires medium/heavy lifting.
Normally such lifting will involve but not be limited to, assisting with transfer/repositioning of the patient either in the home or nursing facility.
The position is also mentally demanding because of the continual need of assessing and evaluating clinical aspects of the patient's care.
This position requires considerable time traveling in a motor vehicle in connection with performing essential functions of position.Contact the Human Resources Department at for more information.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.