Registered Nurse - Encino, TX, United States - Vitas Healthcare

Description

The Registered Nurse, RN, is a member of the interdisciplinary team who work together to meet the physical, medical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs of hospice patients and families facing terminal illness and bereavement.

The Registered Nurse, RN, is designated to provide coordination of care, ensure continuous assessment of each patients and family's needs and implementation of the interdisciplinary plan of care.

Case Management and Supervision for Registered Nurse, RN
Registered Nurse, RN, follows VITAS policies and standards (See VITAS Standards Manual) and practices within the scope of the RN license and has knowledge of hospice eligibility requirements
Registered Nurse, RN, performs supervision of (VITAS employed and contracted) nursing tasks delegated to Hospice Aides, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (and contracted Registered Nurses) and Volunteers per the plan of care
Registered Nurse, RN, completes initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments including physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and bereavement in order to provide palliation of end-of-life symptoms
Registered Nurse, RN, appropriately identifies/utilizes resources, referrals such as PT, OT, Home Health, Dietary, Pharmacy, Supplies, Home Medical Equipment, and other visits/consults
Registered Nurse, RN, completes documentation at the time of the event and at the location of care unless otherwise directed
Registered Nurse, RN, provides education and training to patients, families, caregivers and referral sources in the care of the patient, including pain management
Registered Nurse, RN, participates in patient care meetings as assigned
Registered Nurse, RN, provides effective communication/shift reports through written, verbal, reporting and body language
Registered Nurse, RN, participates in the on-call rotation and/or provides shifts during non-business hours such as evenings, weekends and holidays based upon program-identified needs
Registered Nurse, RN, provides visits/shifts in program coverage area
Registered Nurse, RN, works with IDG to develop, coordinate, and follow the patients individualized plan of care
Registered Nurse, RN, provides those services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill
Registered Nurse, RN, appropriately delegates nursing tasks to Hospice Aides/Homemakers, Volunteers, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses
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Connecticut:
For activities other than those listed in section 19-13D69(d)(3) of the Connecticut Department of Public Health delegated to a Hospice/Homemaker, the RN will document in the clinical record that:
All factors pertinent to the patient's safety, including the competence of the Hospice Aide/Homemaker have been assessed
Determination that this activity can be delegated safely to a Hospice Aide/Homemaker
Registered Nurse, RN, provides nursing care including nursing tasks that may be delegated to other roles such as LPNs, HAs and Volunteers
Registered Nurse, RN, participates in and monitors patient and family care compliance activities
Registered Nurse, RN, professionally manages/coordinates the hospice plan of care
Registered Nurse, RN, provides and follows infection control practices
Registered Nurse, RN, delivers care in accordance with the patients plan of care.
Provides primary nursing care for inpatient and continuous care patients as assigned.
Quality Improvement
Registered Nurse, RN, participates in the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program and related activities as assigned. Registered Nurse, RN, participation in Performance Improvement Project(s) (PIP)
Registered Nurse, RN, gathering clinical data which is used for quality measures
Registered Nurse, RN, participates in orientation of Hospice Aides, Volunteers and other IDG members as assigned
Registered Nurse, RN, participates in training activities internally within VITAS and externally as assigned
Registered Nurse, RN, maintains focus on the patient and family experience of care
Registered Nurse, RN, reports patient/family/customer complaints to Team Manager
Registered Nurse, RN, represents the nursing profession, the VITAS site/location and VITAS overall in a positive manner
Registered Nurse, RN, has telephone available (cellular or land line)
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Stand or walk in excess of one hour per day
Currently licensed to practice nursing in the state where the VITAS program is located.

A minimum of two years of nursing experience in hospice, home health, or community health in the last five years.