Gbmc
HWC: Home Care Nurse
Hospice of Washington County Ship To
Sponsorship not specified$67k-$103kDetected 30 days ago
Customer SupportEHR/EMRPatient CareCommunicationCollaborationTime Management
About the role
- The Hospice Home Care Nurse reports to the Team Manager.
- He/she is responsible for identifying patient/family/facility care needs, and for providing nursing and supportive care for the terminally ill patient and their families.
- Updates primary physician when necessary and regularly on a monthly basis.
Responsibilities
- Prepares and implements the care plan for patient/family unit in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Group.
- Provides direct nursing care to patients in order to maintain highest level of care for the patient in conjunction with the primary physician.
- Teaches family members, facility staff, hired caregivers, patient care skills, including: pain control, medication (RN titrates medication within prescribed range), injections, draws blood for labs, manages IV's, dressing changes, hygiene, nutrition, checking vital signs in accordance with orders from physician, as well as addressing emotional needs.
- Documents in facility chart
- Maintains positive relationships and open communication with facility staff.
- Establish/maintain professional working relationships with a variety of facility staff; ED, DON, medicine techs, aides, nurses (LPNs and RNs), rehab staff, housekeeping, etc.
Skills
- Knowledgeable of universal precautions for infection control and practices safe nursing standards for self protection
- Strong time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to be patient and family focused
- Skill in the use of EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and/or ability to learn
- Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plans and supervises the delivery of care by the HHA
- Uses problem oriented charting to ensure continuity of care in a home setting or nursing home as well as inpatient or respite setting.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment necessary in the facility setting are made available.
- Principal Duties and
- Attends to patient, family and facility at time of patient's death.
- Facility Specific Job Functions
Compensation
- $66,942.34 - $102,872.41 Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.
Benefits
- Provide educational in-services to facility staff both formally and informally.
- GBMC HealthCare and its affiliates are
Equal opportunity
- GBMC HealthCare and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
- Equal Opportunity employers.
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