This position is responsible for providing primary nursing services to patients and their families in the Inpatient Center(s). 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate of an accredited school of registered nursing; BSN preferred.
• Currently licensed as an RN through the Ohio Board of Nursing. 
• Minimum 1-2 years of clinical experience, with 1 year of experience in an acute setting preferred. 
• Has working experience charting in an EMR system, Netsmart system preferred.
• Possesses clinical expertise related to critical thinking, assessment, problem-solving, and technical skills.
• Possesses the ability to provide basic and skilled nursing care, set priorities of care, and appropriately assess limits of intervention.
• Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills; demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and team members regarding care issues.
• Has the ability to work independently and within an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Must be CPR certified according to the American Heart Association CPR standards
• Understands the hospice philosophy, principles of death/dying, concepts of pain/symptom management, and adult teaching/learning principles.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITES

• Implements the complete nursing process for assigned patients and their families, including:
  -- follows the plan of treatment and necessary revisions
  -- provides hands on patient care, medications, services, and prescribed treatments including those requiring professional nursing skills
  -- initiates appropriate referrals to other health disciplines and to other agencies for needed services
  -- teaches appropriate care, treatment, information and health practices to patients, families, caretaker(s), and others
  -- supervises and evaluates patients’ self-care, care given by family, and care given by LPNs, hospice aides, and volunteers
  -- discharges patients according to agency policies
  -- Obtains and processes physician orders
  -- Maintains a safe environment for patients and uses equipment safely and properly
• Coordinates services to maintain continuity of patient care and/or participate in appropriate clinical and interdisciplinary team conference.
• Provides collaborative oversight of LPNs assigned to patient care as needed.
• Instructs Hospice Aides assigned to patient care as needed.
• Fulfills responsibilities of a Hospice Aide as needed.
• Prepares, maintains, and dismisses clinical records in a timely manner according to agency policy.
• Communicates and cooperates with other agency personnel to achieve patient care and agency requirements.
• Participates in developing and maintaining expected standards of quality and quantity of patient care, including participating in record review.
• Participates in selected public relation activities.
• Provides field experience for affiliating students and new Hospice employees.
• Maintains professional nursing standards. 
• Actively participates in the hospice quality improvement program, including identifying opportunities for improvement, problem solving and implementing recommendations.
• Participates in in-services or other continuing education to meet own needs and agency requirements.
• Responsible to learn and utilize technology made available by the agency to increase efficiency, communication and performance of duties.
• Attends staff meetings and completes all mandatory training. 
• Holds in strictest confidence all patient information and discloses information and data only to persons authorized by Hospice.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Registered Nurses may have exposure to infectious diseases.