Job description
Hospice RN – Weekend Nights
Department: Hospice Reports to: Hospice Director
Direct Reports: None Status: Full-Time
Location: Remote and in-field patient visits, as needed Hours: Friday – Monday, 4 x 10 hour shifts
Required License(s)
• Holds compact RN license and/or has RN license in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Proof of up-to-date COVID and flu vaccination status required.
Position Summary:
Ensures the delivery of quality Hospice services. Embodies agency’s philosophy of care and upholds the standards of Hospice Care to any and all patients with whom they come in contact with.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs initial and subsequent assessments of patient/family physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs to ensure and coordinate the delivery of comprehensive, comfort-focused services through the development of the Hospice patient plan of care.
- Provides a full range of professional nursing care to patients via phone or in their homes, under the medical direction of a licensed physician.
- Documents all patient/family interactions in the medical record per agency policies/protocols.
- Maintains continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with interdisciplinary team members, Department personnel and other health and social agencies, as appropriate.
- Regularly reevaluates patient’s nursing needs and informs physician and other personnel of any changes in patient’s condition or needs.
- Initiates the plan of treatment and any necessary revisions.
- Initiates appropriate comfort-focused nursing procedures.
- Maintains accurate, up-to-date records of patients and care given.
- Supervises and schedule the Home Health Aides. Teaches nursing care to be given in the home and reviews and explain the patient care plans.
- Represents VNH in a positive, proactive manner while participating in community education/support/PR events.
- Recommends changes in agency policies or services in order to improve patient care techniques or programs.
- Continues professional development by participating in continuing education programs, conferences and workshops.
- Understands and applies Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation to practice situations.
- Incorporates infection control protocols with professional practice.
- Participates in VNH’s continuous quality improvement activities.
- Meets VNH’s productivity expectations, census permitting.
- All other duties as assigned.
Competencies:
- Teamwork
- Quality and Safety
- Communication
- Compassion
Education/Experience
- Graduate of an NLN accredited school of nursing. Baccalaureate Degree preferred. Certified in Hospice/Palliative Care Nursing preferred.
- Minimum 2 years general experience in a supervised nursing setting recommended. Hospice/Homecare experience preferred.
Job Types: Travel nursing, Contract
Pay: $2,656.00 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Referral program
- Relocation assistance
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Home Health
Standard shift:
- Day shift
Supplemental schedule:
- Overtime
Ability to commute/relocate:
- White River Junction, VT: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Nursing: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- RN (Required)
Work Location: In person
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