About this role
Job Details: Job Location: Avow Lee County - Fort Myers, FL 33919, Salary Range: $73,000.00 - $87,000.00 Salary/year, Qualifications: Job Summary:
Under physician's orders, the Hospice Visit Nurse is responsible for identifying the physical and emotional needs of the patient/family and for coordinating the care necessary to meet these needs in order to maximize patient comfort and to enhance the quality of life for the patient/family.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Utilizes a systematic process to assess the physical and emotional needs of the patient to provide the framework from which patient care is planned.
Completes the assessment within established guidelines and documents such findings in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) at the time of care on a specific device.
Recognizes, reports and documents significant findings/changes in the patient's condition to the clinical manager and/or physician.
Assesses the need for medical supplies, equipment, and medication on a regular and consistent basis.
Assesses the need for alternative levels of care options when appropriate.
Contributes to the development of an Interdisciplinary Care Plan in collaboration with Registered Nurse Case manager (RNCM) and multi-disciplinary team.
Contributes to the initial plan of care started on admission and continues to update the plan of care as necessary and required.
Identifies patient/family educational needs and develops a teaching plan utilizing resources available in conjunction with the RNCM.
Participates in interdisciplinary group (IDG) meetings when the assigned RNCM is unavailable.
Implement plan of care in an organized and efficient manner in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
Implements physician directed care in a timely manner.
Implements nursing interventions and procedures for physical and emotional needs based on the plan of care.
Plans the administration of and/or administers medication with knowledge of actions, contra-indications, side effects and desired outcomes.
Communicate with other team members and/or outside services and nursing agencies to provide coordination of care.
Provides information and direction to the HHAs/CNAs, documenting supervision according to policy.
Completes documentation accurately, concisely and in a timely manner.
Reports all infections/suspected infections on the appropriate forms.
Attends/prepares the body after death, providing emotional support to the family and direction for arrangements as needed within established guidelines.
Continually evaluates the plan of care, the nursing care provided and the patient's response to the care so that adjustments may be made in coordination with the RNCM accordingly.
Evaluates the effectiveness of the nursing interventions in meeting the identified physical and emotional needs, making revisions on the plan of care.
Communicates with the physician informing them of the patients status as the condition changes.
Notifies the physician at the time of death.
Performs chart reviews as assigned.
Maintains patient safety.
Performs other related work as needed and as directed by the clinical manager and/or director.
Is available for holiday, on-call, weekend, illness and vacation, hurricane coverage as needed.
Follow the Comprehensive Emergency Management Grid during times of activated emergency situations.
Qualifications
Job Summary:
Under physician's orders, the Hospice Visit Nurse is responsible for identifying the physical and emotional needs of the patient/family and for coordinating the care necessary to meet these needs in order to maximize patient comfort and to enhance the quality of life for the patient/family.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Utilizes a systematic process to assess the physical and emotional needs of the patient to provide the framework from which patient care is planned.
Completes the assessment within established guidelines and documents such findings in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) at the time of care on a specific device.
- Recognizes, reports and documents significant findings/changes in the patient's condition to the clinical manager and/or physician.
- Assesses the need for medical supplies, equipment, and medication on a regular and consistent basis.
- Assesses the need for alternative levels of care options when appropriate.
- Contributes to the development of an Interdisciplinary Care Plan in collaboration with Registered Nurse Case manager (RNCM) and multi-disciplinary team.
Contributes to the initial plan of care started on admission and continues to update the plan of care as necessary and required.
- Identifies patient/family educational needs and develops a teaching plan utilizing resources available in conjunction with the RNCM.
- Participates in interdisciplinary group (IDG) meetings when the assigned RNCM is unavailable.
- Implement plan of care in an organized and efficient manner in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
Implements physician directed care in a timely manner.
- Implements nursing interventions and procedures for physical and emotional needs based on the plan of care.
- Plans the administration of and/or administers medication with knowledge of actions, contra-indications, side effects and desired outcomes.
- Communicate with other team members and/or outside services and nursing agencies to provide coordination of care.
- Provides information and direction to the HHAs/CNAs, documenting supervision according to policy.
- Completes documentation accurately, concisely and in a timely manner.
- Reports all infections/suspected infections on the appropriate forms.
- Attends/prepares the body after death, providing emotional support to the family and direction for arrangements as needed within established guidelines.
- Continually evaluates the plan of care, the nursing care provided and the patient's response to the care so that adjustments may be made in coordination with the RNCM accordingly.
Evaluates the effectiveness of the nursing interventions in meeting the identified physical and emotional needs, making revisions on the plan of care.
- Communicates with the physician informing them of the patients status as the condition changes.
- Notifies the physician at the time of death.
- Performs chart reviews as assigned.
- Maintains patient safety.
- Performs other related work as needed and as directed by the clinical manager and/or director.
Is available for holiday, on-call, weekend, illness and vacation, hurricane coverage as needed.
- Follow the Comprehensive Emergency Management Grid during times of activated emergency situations.