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Full Time Hospice Admissions Registered Nurse

Location:

Signature Healthcare at Home

7632 SW Durham Rd Suite 130

Tigard, Oregon 97224

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8 to 5

Prefer Hospice RN Admissions experience and HomeCare HomeBase EMR experience
• Flexible work schedules: PRN, Part-Time or Full-Time, 10-hour shifts available, 30-to-40-hour work week, benefits offered for Part-Time and Full-Time employment.
• Learning opportunities: Wound Certification, Oasis Certification, MedBridge Account, many learning opportunities available for PRN, Part-Time and Full-Time employees.
• Growth Opportunities: growth opportunities to a RN Lead, Clinical Manager, QA RN, or Director positions available.
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Plan, Life/Disability Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, up to 4 weeks of PTO, 6 paid holidays, mileage reimbursement, cell phone/wireless keyboard, employee referral bonus, continuing education, and higher education reimbursement program.

Please apply online for this position here: https://signature-careers.com

The Admission Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.The Registered Nurse will be dedicated to the Mission, Values and Care Commitments of Signature Healthcare at Home and embrace and demonstrate our mission: "To Enhance The Life Of Every Person We Serve."

1. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process and as defined in the state Nurse Practice Act.
2. Works with intake, Clinical Manager, and/or DPS to coordinate patient start of care in a timely manner.
3. Educates patient/caregiver regarding regulatory components for hospice admission. Documentation of this education will be completed in the patient's medical record.
4. Obtains verbal order Certification of Terminal Illness from Medical Director and Attending Physician, if any.
5. Obtains consents for hospice services.
6. Completes an initial comprehensive assessment of patient and family/caregiver to determine care needs.
7. Completes a comprehensive medication review and reconciliation.
8. Establishes the initial individualized plan of care in collaboration with the attending physician, if any, and hospice medical director based on comprehensive assessment and patient goals.
9. Admission documentation is completed within 24 hours.
10. Attends required staff meetings and interdisciplinary group meetings.

Patient Care

• Completes ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family/caregiver to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Assesses and evaluates patient's status by:
  • Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
  • Participating in revising the plan of care in collaboration with the attending physician, if any, and hospice medical director as the patient status and needs change
• Develops a care plan that establishes interventions and goals incorporating palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family/caregiver in the planning process
• Works autonomously to initiate appropriate preventive and palliative care nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care.
• Involves the patient and family/caregiver to address needs and meet related goals
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan
• Facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency or obtaining appropriate caregiving and optimal comfort care.

Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

• Documents patient services and status timely and accurately within professional practice standards and reimbursement requirements.
• Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physicians' orders as required
• Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan
• Sets up an individual emergency preparedness plan
• Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers. Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
• Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
• Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting, and one (1) to two (2) years of recent experience in hospice preferred
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State(s) of planned practice
• Possesses and maintains CPR certification
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision
• Capable of prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position and/or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Capable of considerable reaching, stooping bending, kneeling, and/or crouching. Possesses visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills