- Responds to patient and family calls by making decisions utilizing independent judgment and works effectively in atypical, urgent and crisis situations * Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and revision of nursing needs for a patient/family caseload * Participates in patient care meetings and staff meetings as requested * Collaborates with physicians, Medical Director and other staff regarding changing conditions. * Supervises caregivers, volunteers, Home Health Aides, Homemakers and other nursing staff on the delivery of patient care plans * Performs administrative functions relating to clinical records, Plan of Care, and mandatory abuse reporting requirements * Provides consultation and support to patients/families regarding Hospice services, Medicare Hospice benefits, and during emotionally stressful times. * Participates in community education, volunteer and Hospice activities and in-service as requested. * May be assigned to any workplace setting based on LRB needs including office, Patient Home * Provides triage for home visits, hospitalization, or physician office visits and nursing advice to determine immediate level of care required * Responsible for notification to attending physician, DME, pharmacy and any other entity of a LRB IN HOME HOSCPECE CARE patient’s death * Assists with managing/processing of faxes/orders as assigned * Supports Intake by responding to phones calls, processing referrals, determining, with hospice Medical Director, eligibility and initiating admission process * Participates in Quality Assurance Performance Improvement as assigned * Is knowledgeable of agency guidelines regarding patient referrals, physician/discharge planner relationships, and consumer complaints * Serves as a field nurse as needed during staffing shortages and vacations * Meets the criteria of the per diem agreement for availability each month * Able to function in role of visit nurse, triage nurse, and admission nurse based on unit’s need
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Per diem
Pay: $41,510.00 – $151,318.00 per year
Medical Specialty:
- Home Health
Physical Setting:
- Inpatient
- Outpatient
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekend availability
COVID-19 considerations:
All customers are required to wear face mask at all times.
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Preferred)
Work Location:
- One location
Work Remotely:
Source: Indeed.com
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