Vista Hospice

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Registered Nurse, Hourly

NATURE AND SCOPE OF POSITION:Serves as member of an interdisciplinary team and provides skilled nursing care to the terminally ill and their families in a home setting through systematic assessment of health needs in accordance with the stated Mission of Northland Hospice and Palliative Care and policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

  • Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide service appropriate to the age of the patient.
  • Makes patient assessments, teaches, supervises, and counsels the patient, family members and staff regarding the care and other related standards
  • Assesses patients and identifies needs that encompass the total well-being of the patients
  • Instructs the patient/family about hospice services and the individualized plan of care
  • Develops an effective plan of treatment in collaboration with the referring, attending physician, medical director and multidisciplinary team.
  • Uses nursing process in providing exceptional patient care
  • Documents all pertinent information appropriately
  • Observes, records and reports to the physician any reaction to treatment or changes in the client's condition
  • Demonstrates courteous, cooperative, respectful attitude with patients, families and co-workers
  • Maintains compliance with HIPAA requirements as per organization policies
  • Serves as a Northland Hospice and Palliative Care nursing representative for outside organizations and institutions
  • Serves as Liaison between patient, family, primary physician and entire hospice team regarding the therapeutic plan as prescribed by the physician
  • Participates in Continuous Quality Assurance/ Improvement activities
  • Assists in the education of medical students/residents, nurses, nursing assistants, volunteers and others as identified
  • Provides consultation and assistance, as needed, in the coordination of final 24 hour care
  • Assumes compliance with State and Medicare regulations
  • Demonstrates professionalism
  • Demonstrates Service Excellence
  • Advocates, Demonstrates and Participates in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
  • Participates in the “on-call” schedule as needed
  • Participation in community and company activities is not mandatory but highly recommended, and will be reflected in annual performance reviews.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing for Registered Nurses
  • Minimum of oneyear previous RN experience
  • Previous Hospice experience preferred

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Self-starter, proactive, works quickly and accurately
  • Adaptability
  • Excellent communication and teambuilding skills
  • Excellent interdisciplinary teambuilding skills
  • Must be able to read written instruction and comprehend verbal instructions given in English
  • Demonstrate compassion for individuals in the dying process
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to needs of patients/families in stressful situations and tolerance for individual family lifestyles
  • Demonstrates sensitivity and respect to colleagues
  • Demonstrate good negotiating skills
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of the hospice concept and the ability to convey it in a practical way to others

CERTIFICATES/LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS

  • Reliable transportation, current driver’s license, and current auto insurance
  • Possess a current and valid Fingerprint Clearance Card
  • Current and valid American Heart Association CPR Certification preferred or other in person certification course
  • Possess a current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Arizona

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is constantly required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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