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- Completes an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs for after-hours calls. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
- Writing and initiating plan of care
- Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
- Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
- Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
- Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care.
- Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
- Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
- After-hours on-call responsibilities included remaining available for all calls related to patient care and making all appropriate visits as necessary.
- Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient's condition and care given. Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
- Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers. Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
- Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
- The ability to work efficiently with little direct supervision.
- 1-2 years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting (required). 1-2 years of recent home care experience (preferred). _We're excited to train RN's that are passionate about hospice care._
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Understands hospice philosophy, secure with issues of death/dying. Comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
- Two medical plan choices
- Dental, vision and life insurance benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Customized Mental Health Support Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- 401k Retirement Plan with up to 4% employer matching
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Company-paid Basic Life Insurance, AD&D, Short Term and Long-Term Disability
- Mileage reimbursement at $0.Mix of facility and home-based hospice care
- Homecare Homebase + nVoq voice app for seamless documentation
- All-in-one smart phone with keyboard attachment
- Job Type: Full-time
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- License reimbursement
- Mileage reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
- Weekends as needed
- Are you willing to work on-call nights and weekends (7 days on & 7 days off)?
- Delavan, WI: Relocate before starting work (Required)
On-Call Hospice Registered Nurse - Delavan, WI, United States - Resource 1 Homecare Staffing, LLC.
Description
We are seeking a talented Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager for *On-call nights & weekends / 7 days on & 7 days off.
*The On-Call Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse directs the immediate services necessary to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities. Available to receive and respond to calls from Triage during assigned shifts making visits to patients with changing conditions, and completing weekend admissions.Application Question(s):
Ability to Relocate: