Traditions Health
On-Call Registered Nurse
Cleveland, OH
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 47 days ago
Patient CareCommunicationCollaborationCritical ThinkingMicrosoft Office
About the role
- The Hospice On-Call Nurse responds to calls from patients, families, caregivers, and referral sources.
- Job Qualifications: Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Licensure: Valid license as a Registered Nurse.
Responsibilities
- Current Basic Life Support certification.
- S/he is responsible for identifying and coordinating patient/family care to support patients with advanced illness and families in home, skilled nursing facility or residential care facility.
- Documenting accurate assessment of patient status and updating the plan of care utilizing appropriate communication (verbal, electronic, written, email documents and databases).
- Document patient care reflecting nursing interventions, patient response to care, focusing on the patient's goals.
- Attending patient deaths to provide support to the patient's family, contact the mortuary, advise on disposal of narcotics, notify the IDT as well as contracted vendors providing services to the patient.
Requirements
- Staff will be required to work in patient's homes and be responsible for own transportation.
- Prolonged sitting and some standing are required.
- Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Skills
- Able to cope with emotional stress and be tolerant of individual lifestyles
- Must be able to work independently
- Good interpersonal skills
- Computer skills including Microsoft word and e-mail required
- Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid and current driver's license and auto insurance.
- Environmental and
- Requires excellent problem- solving skills.
Benefits
- Hospice or Home Health experience is preferred.
- Implementing changes to the plan of care as needed with interdisciplinary collaboration with the support of the hospice medical director and / or the attending physician.
- Documentation includes evidence of appropriate patient/significant other teaching, and the understanding of these instructions is noted in the medical record.
Equal opportunity
- Traditions Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- We prohibit discrimination of any kind based on race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other legally protected characteristic.
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