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    Registered Nurse - Buffalo, United States - Hospice Buffalo

    Hospice Buffalo
    Hospice Buffalo Buffalo, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Job Description

    What's in it for you? Hospice offers a Robust Total Rewards Package

    • Employer 401k contribution regardless of employee participation, and match on employee contributions there after
    • Health Insurance with vision component copayment plan, or high deductible plan (FT status)
    • HSA with high deductible health plan twice annual Employer contribution (FT status)
    • Dental Insurance (FT status)
    • Flexible Spending Account (FT status)
    • Paid Time Off PTO & NYS Sick Leave
    • Tuition Assistance Program
    • And Much More

    8am-4pm. Monday- Friday

    While many Hospice Buffalo patients receive care in their homes, hospice care is available in Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Group Homes, and Developmentally Disabled Residential Facilities. The program's purpose is to allow residents in advanced stages of illness to remain in familiar and supportive surroundings while receiving palliative (comfort) care.

    Hospice Facility Based Nurse renders professional nursing services, in accordance with physicians' orders, for individualized patient care and psychosocial/spiritual interventions for assigned patients/families. Provides nursing care in accordance with Hospice objectives and follows policies and procedures of the organization and the State Nurse Practice Act.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities for a Facility Based Registered Nurse:

    • Demonstrates ability to perform comprehensive assessments to identify all physical, psychosocial, environmental, safety, emotional and spiritual needs related to the terminal illness that must be addressed in order to promote the patient's well-being, comfort, and dignity throughout the dying process and documents findings on all appropriate forms and on the plan of care.
    • Performs pain assessments using Edmonton Scale, adhering to pain protocols, knowledgeable in equi-analgesic dosing and assures optimal pain relief using an interdisciplinary focus and timely appropriate interventions.
    • Organizes and prioritizes assignments to consistently meet productivity standards and complete documentation requirements within identified time parameters.
    • Appropriately explains duties and functions of the interdisciplinary team; articulates disease progression of cancer(s), lung disease, heart disease, liver disease, dementia, and other neurologic disease states.
    • Able to articulate etiologies of symptom manifestation (nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, diarrhea, constipation, mucositis, weakness/fatigue, dysphasia, edema, dyspnea, cognitive impairment, urinary retention, depression, delirium) related to a disease process.
    • Modifies the plan of care timely and appropriately with a demonstrated skill in anticipating problems that may cause or create a threat to patient safety or lack of symptom control.
    • Demonstrates knowledge in usage, indication, adverse side effects, contraindications and negative interactions of most commonly used steroids, NSAIDs, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, narcotics, antifungals, and diuretics.
    • Documents to agency standards, timely completion, timely signatures, and documents care using A-I-R protocol to support hospice stay in program and level of care.
    • Elicited no founded patient/family complaints or unusual occurrences (i.e. reportable incidents).
    • Demonstrates proper sharps disposal, hand hygiene, waste disposal, use of personal protective equipment.
    • Adheres to requirements of both CHPC and Hospice Buffalo policies and procedures that are both patient focused (clinical) and organizational focused (administrative); Adheres to HIPPA regulations and policies.
    • Maintains the security of patient electronic/written records.
    • Incorporates computer documentation into patient visit and/or as much as appropriately possible without compromising the quality of care and/or communication.
    • Assures the timely completion and return of all initial, renewal and modified orders and reviews all PPOC's for procedural compliance.

    Qualifications for a Facility Based Registered Nurse:

    • Education/Certification
    • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current RN licensure in the State of New York.
    • Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing preferred.
    • Valid Driver's License, free of serious violations, and vehicle required for use when on duty or on-call.
    • Experience
    • Year of nursing practice as a professional nurse is preferred.
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