ONCALL - Weekend Hospice RN

On-Cal l Registere d Nur s e – H o spice

JOB DESCR I P T ION SUM M ARY

The ONCALL regi s t e red n urse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing with emphasis on community health and comfort care education/experience. The professional nurse bui l ds fr o m the resources o f the c o mm u nity t o pr o vide serv i ces to meet the nee d s o f individuals and f a mi l ies w i thin their h o me s and c ommunitie s . Note: Oncall begins Thursday evening ending Monday. Specific times discussed during interview.

ESSENT I AL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Car e

• Completes i nitial, comp r ehensive, and ongoing a s sessments o f patient and fami l y t o determine hospice needs. P rovides a c o mplete physical asses s ment and history o f current.and previou s il l ness (e s ).
• Provides professional nursing car e b y util i zing al l element s of the nursing pro c ess.
• Assesses and evaluate s patient’ s s tatu s b y :

A. Contribute s to the plan of c a r e.

B. Participating i n revis i ng the plan of care a s nece s sar y

• Uses health a sses s ment data t o determine nursi n g diagnos i s.
• Contribute s t o th e c a re plan that e s tabl i shes goals, base d on nurs i ng diagnosis and incorporat e s pal l iative nursing a c t i ons. I n cludes the patient and the fami l y in the planning proces s .
• Initiate s appropr i ate p re v entive and rehabi l itative nursing procedure s . A d minister s medicat i ons and tre a tm e nts a s pr e scribed b y the physi c ian i n th e physic i an’s plan of care.
• Counsel s the patient an d fami l y i n m e eting nurs i ng and related nee d s.
• Adhering to the organiz a tion’s documentatio n an d care proced u re s and s tandards o f personal and p rofessional conduct.
• Provides healt h care instruction s t o the pat i ent a s appro p riate per a s ses s ment and plan.
• Assists the patient and/or c a regiver/f a mi l y w ith t h e act i v i t i e s of dai l y l iving, prov i sion and education, and fac i litate s th e patient ’s efforts tow a rd maintaining independence for a s l ong as possible and optional comfort c a re.
• RN w i ll act as Cas e Manager unti l a C ase Manager is assigned b y Cl i nical Supervisor or designee and assumes responsibi l ity to coordinate patient car e for assigned patient.

Communication

• Completes, maintains, and subm i ts a c cur a te and relevant cl i nical note s regarding patient’ s condition and c a re given. Rec o rds pain/sympt o m management changes/ o utcomes a s appropriate.
• Communicat e s w ith the physician regardin g th e patient’s need s and report s change s i n th e pat i ent’s conditio n ; o b tains/receive s physic i ans’ order s as required.
• Teaches the p a tient an d fami l y/c a regiver self-car e technique s as ap p ropr i ate. Pr o vides medicat i on, diet and o t h er instru c tions a s ord e red by the physi c ian and r e cognizes and util i zes opportun i ties f o r health counseling w i th p atients and famil i es/car e givers. Work s in concert w i th the interdis ci plinary group.
• Provides and maintain s a safe enviro n ment f o r t h e patient.
• Assists the patient and fami l y/caregiv e r and other team m e mbers in p rov i ding continuity o f care.
• Work s in coop e ration w ith the f a mi l y/caregiv e r and hospice Int e rdi s c i pl i nary Group Members to meet the emotional needs of the pat i ent and f a mi l y/caregiv e r.

Addition a l Dutie s

• Is responsible for all on- c all duties as defined b y the on-cal l poli c y.
• Ensures that arrangem e nts for equipment and other nece s sar y items and serv i ce s are avai l able.
• Supervi s es anci l lary per s onnel and delegate s re s pons i bi l ities when required.
• Assume s responsibil i ty for p e rsonal gro w th and development and mainta i ns and up g rade s profess i onal know l edge and pra c tice sk i lls through attendance an d partic i pation i n cont i nuing educatio n an d i n-serv i c e c l asse s .

The above s t a tements are intended to be a repre s entat i ve summary of the maj o r duties an d responsibilities perform e d by incumbents o f this job. The i ncumbent s m a y be requested to perform job-related task s other than those stated i n this d e scriptio n .

PO S IT I ON QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered nurse w i t h c u rrent licensur e t o pra c t ic e pr o fessional nursing in the s tat e .
• Graduate of N a tional League f o r Nursing ac c redited schoo l of nurs i ng.
• Maintains a current CPR certifi c at i on.
• Must be a li c ensed d river w i th an automobi l e that i s i nsured in accordance with state or organization requireme n ts and is in good w ork i ng order.
• Minimum of tw o years’ e xperience, a t leas t one o f whi c h i s i n the area o f p ubl i c health, home c a re, or hospic e nursing is pref e rred.
• Self-directed an d able t o work w i th minimal sup e rv i s i on.
• Management e xperience not require d . Respons i ble for superv i s i ng hom e health aide i f weekend v i s i ts are a ssigned to the aide.
• Demonstrate s excel l ent observatio n , problem solv i ng, v e rbal and w ritten c ommunic a tions; nursing sk i ll s per c o mpetency check l ist.
• Shows abi l ity t o organiz e and p rioriti z e w ork l oad i ndependently.

10 . Homecare/Homebase (Pointcare) EMR system knowledge preferred but not required.

Phy s i c al Requirem e nts & Work Envir o nment

The wor k environment c haracteri s ti cs described here are represe n tative of those an employee encounters while perform i ng the function s of thi s jo b . Reasonable accommodation s ma y be

made to enabl e individuals w i th disabi l ities to perfor m th e essential fun c t i ons.

• Prolonged or cons i derab l e w alking or standing.
• Able to l ift, position, and/or tran s fer patie n ts.
• Able to l ift supplies and e quipment.
• Considerable reaching, s tooping, bendin g , kneeli n g, an d /or crou c hing.
• Visual acuity and heari n g t o perform required nur s ing sk i ll s .

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.