RN
Company: AMOREM
Location: Hudson
Posted on: January 25, 2023
Job Description:
Description:
Registered Nurse/Home Care
Nurse Team Leader
non-exempt
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POSITION SUMMARY:
Provide direct patient care to Hospice patients in the home setting
and supervise home health aide services
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current NC license as a registered nurse
- Minimum 2-3 years' nursing experience required
- Active patient contact or completion of a nursing refresher
course within the past 3 years
- CPR certification
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KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Knowledge of and commitment to the hospice philosophy of
care
- Ability to work on an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to work a flexible schedule
- Willingness to work with patients/families regardless of race,
color, creed, age or sexual orientation. Must respect their beliefs
and philosophy with an attitude of openness and receptiveness
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Initial And Ongoing:
- Complete Hospice volunteer/staff training program
- Complete Hospice orientation program
- Obtain 12 hours of continuing education per year, including
mandatory safety in-service
- Attend minimum of six staff meetings per year
- Attend assigned team meetings every two weeks
- Maintain CPR certification
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist in orienting new team members, as requested
- Participate in quality improvement program
- Adhere to strict confidentiality
- Adhere to safety policy and practices
- Complete employee time record accurately per policy
- Cooperate with all government agencies and outside
auditors
- Assist with updating policies and procedures, as
appropriate
- Complete annual TB screening
- Assure all license, certifications, continuing education
information and any other required documentation are submitted to
human resources and kept current
- Maintain up-to-date documentation required and specified in
Hospice policy and procedure
- Perform other duties assigned by supervisor
- Evaluate physical needs of the patient
- Coordinate medication administration, education and assure
accuracy
- Evaluate the need for other services
- Communicate patient/family information to the interdisciplinary
team
- Coordinate the development of the plan of care with goals
defined by the patient/family and the hospice team, updating every
14 days and as changes occur
- Provide nursing services according to the plan of care
- Make referral to other services as needed in coordination with
the medical social worker
- Supervision of home health aide
- Teach the primary caregiver, sitter, and home health aide by
role model, repetition, and reinforcement
- Provide ongoing supervision along with assessment of continuing
needs for patient/family teaching
- Instruct caregiver in emergency response and anticipate
change
- Make regular visits as ordered by the physician and as
needed
- Provide the patient/family with information concerning the
disease process, the regimen of treatment process, and alternative
methods of care
- Respond to questions honestly and realistically
- Help the patient/family make informed choices
- Promote independence and responsibility throughout the course
of the disease
- Provide emotional support
- Actively listen to patient and family concerns
- Support individual coping mechanisms
- Provide services at the time of death
- Assist with bereavement follow-up attending receivings or
funeral services as appropriate
- Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions on a
regular basis and whenever changes occur in the patient/family
situation
- Communicate with physician, orally, or by letter, after the
initial home visit and as needed and required by
regulations
- Maintain current knowledge and competency in providing care to
terminally ill patients and their families
- Provide 24 hour on-call services as scheduled
- Assist with nursing care on patient care unit as directed by
supervisor
- Assist with assessing patient appropriateness for continued
services
- Assist with palliative care patients as needed
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PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Speech and hearing skills necessary for telephone interaction
and face to face contact
- Visual acuity to read chart and physician's orders
- Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time
- Manual dexterity to establish IV sites, manipulate tubing, and
other patient care supplies
- With assistance, ability to lift and support an average of 150
pounds
- Ability to sit as required to perform duties
- Ability to pull/push, and bend frequently
- Ability to squat, kneel, climb, and balance
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have an automobile with required insurance coverage and
state driver's license
Requirements:
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PI201570979
Keywords: AMOREM, Gastonia , RN, Healthcare , Hudson, North Carolina
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