RN Admitting Nurse

 

Qualifications:

• Must have graduated with an associate degree in nursing.

• Must have at least passed the U.S. NCLEX-RN exam.  

• Current BLS Certification. 

• Must have 6 months experience working as an RN for a hospital or nursing facility. The company will provide on-the-job training in home health/hospice area.

• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision. 

• Prolonged or considerable walking and standing. Able to lift, position and/ or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform nursing skills. 

• Possess current driver’s license and automobile insurance.

 

Responsibilities:

• Completes an initial and comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Performs and accurately documents complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness (es).

• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the Nursing process.

• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.

• Develops a Plan of Care that establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and family in planning the process. 

• Assess and evaluates patient’s status by:

           a. Writing and initiating Pan of Care.

           b. Evaluating patient and family/ caregiver needs.

           c. Participating in revising the Plan of Care as necessary.

•  Provides Hospice services requiring nursing skills in accordance with plan of care.

• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician as permitted by scope of practice.

• Counsels the patient and family regarding the Plan of Care.

• Provides healthcare instructions to the patient and family as appropriate per assessment and plan.

• Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADL)and facilitate patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and comfort care.

• Acts as Case manager when assigned by DPCS, Clinical Supervisor/ Administrator and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

• Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s conditions and care given. Records pain / symptom management / outcomes as appropriate.

• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in patient’s condition in a timely manner. Obtains / receives Physician’s orders as required.

• Communicate with community health related persons to coordinate Plan of Care.