GENERAL JOB SUMMARY

• This position is responsible for providing on-call and routine end-of -life hospice services under the direction of the RN Case Manager ensuring that nursing needs are met as identified in the patient’s initial, comprehensive and updated assessments.  The RN Visit Nurse will provide comprehensive skilled -nursing care with-in his/her scope of practice according to techniques and established standards to maximize the comfort of the terminally ill patient in the home setting. This position may carry supervisory responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensure that Hospice philosophy of care as defined by state and federal regulations is appropriately implemented.
• Provide assessments and nursing care in patient’s residence; administer treatments and medication in accordance with accepted standards.
• Provide personal assistance, medical attention, and emotional support when indicated.
• Provide procedural techniques to evaluate human injuries and diseases including symptom identification and appropriate treatments.
• Maintain accurate, timely, detailed written reports of nursing measures, medication administration etc. in compliance with policy and federal regulations; in collaboration with the Case Manager modify care plans as indicated by the pt.’s changing condition.
• Communicate the patients changing needs and plan of care to the physician and team members involved in that care, utilizing minimum necessary use of PHI and conditions of access.
• Supervise LPN’s participation and performance as it relates to the patient’s plan of care.
• Pronounce patient time of death.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively as part of the team to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Provide education and training to the patient’s primary care giver(s) as appropriate to their responsibilities for the care and services identified in the plan of care.
• Provide services necessary for the palliation and management of the terminal illness and related conditions, including interventions to manage pain and symptoms.
• Carry out physician’s orders accurately.
• Provide care in a respectful, dignified manner as identified in the agency’s Patient’s Right’s statement.
• Implement the Five Rights of Medication Administration: The right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, and the right time.
• Comply with infection control policies and procedures at all times.
• Participate in IDT meetings as required.
• Attend all required in-services.
• Participate in on-call and continuous care scheduling.
• Practice safety in the workplace.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Advocate for patient’s best interest.
• Keep the RN Case Manager fully informed.
• Fluent in the English language. 
• Ability to position self to move about, ascend, descend or traverse, transport, operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect or detect, perceive, identify,  recognize, observe, inspect and assess are required. Ability to convey, communicate, speak clearly and exchange information, converse with, discern, and express oneself.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited RN program.  

Training Requirements: (Credentials, licenses or certificates)

• Current Arizona RN license.                                                 
• Current CPR Certification.

Experience:

• One year varied clinical nursing experience; home health or hospice preferred.

This job description is not an employment contract. Hospice of Havasu may exercise its at-will rights at any time. The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills, and/or abilities to perform the job. Rather they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. Hospice of Havasu reserves the right to modify job duties or job descriptions at any time.  Nothing in this job description restricts managements’ rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job. 

Hospice of Havasu is an EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer