Description

1. Receives patient assignments from the Clinical Manager.
2. Assumes responsibility for a patient/family that includes assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
3. Follows the plan of treatment and necessary revisions.
4. Obtains and processes physician orders.
5. Provides hands on patient care, medications, services and prescribed treatments including those requiring professional nursing skills.
6. Initiates communication with attending physicians, other hospice staff members and other agencies as needed to coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient/family.
7. Initiates appropriate referrals to other health disciplines, as needed.
8. Provides collaborative oversight of LPNs assigned to patient care as needed.
9. Supervises Certified Nurse Aides assigned to patient care.
10. Obtains data on physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family health status and incorporate that data into the plan of care.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse from an accredited program currently licensed and in good standing with the State Board of Nursing in the state of licensure of the hospice program. At least 1 to 2 years experience in nursing in an acute care setting or 1 year experience in home health, hospice or comparable experience is preferred. Desire to learn and demonstration of aptitude for the hospice philosophy and comfort care required.