egistered Nurse RN Hospice Crisis Care Days

The value you’ll bring to the team: 

·          Provides skilled nursing care to hospice patients requiring crisis care in private homes, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities and also in the inpatient unit setting.

·          Assesses the assigned patient’s conditions and symptoms which have created the need for crisis care.

·          Provides nursing care and comfort, such as takes vitals, administer medication, feed, bathe, change clothes and/or bedding, dress wounds and provide other palliative care as indicated on the written plan of care for assigned patient.

·          Provides support and education to the family and/or caregiver.

·          Appropriately communicates with supervisory RN (Triage, Case Manager or Patient Care Manager) regarding symptom management issues, changes in patient’s condition, safety issues or other patient care concerns.

·          Completes all required documentation, including medication profile, for the patient’s medical record.

·          Ensures all charting documents patient’s condition, medications administered, changes in condition, requests and responses for directives from supervisor and others in authority, any safety issues and the education and instructions given to caregivers.

·          Performs post-mortem procedures upon death of patient, per AHHC policy and procedure, including completion of required documentation.

·          Provides brief respite for the caregivers during shift, as needed.

·          Participates in staff meetings, department meetings, team meetings, in services and other related activities.

·          Attends educational and developmental seminars and meetings, as deemed appropriate.

·          Appropriately interacts with caregiver(s)/staff in patient’s place of residence.

·          Responds in a timely manner to pages and phone calls during assigned hours of duty.

·          Performs all other duties as deemed necessary by Specialized Staffing Manager or designee.