Hospice nurse Jobs in Des Moines, IA

Description

Purpose :

As a Registered Nurse in our Float Pool, you will provide patient care in any of the designated areas within the region you are assigned. Our float RNs are responsible for providing care and services for hospice patients wherever they call home. This could be their primary home, in our inpatient care hospice houses, or a skilled nursing facility. Nurses in our Float Pool are eligible for a pay differential. Float RNs at EveryStep will have a full time, flex schedule to include weekday and a possible weekend rotation as assigned. Schedules will be assigned on a weekly basis.

Responsibilities :

• Assesses patient / family needs, aware of the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects and gathers data on social, economic, and cultural factors which may influence health, well-being, and quality of life at all stages of care from referral to post death.
• Assists patients, family members and all contacts according to the general performance standards, demonstrating organizational values with all interactions.
• Provides direct care to patients within the RN scope of practice and consistent with organizational, professional and industry standards.
• Evaluates and performs ongoing assessments and revises written plan of care with Interdisciplinary collaboration as the needs and conditions of the patient / family changes.
• Authorizes, coordinates, and supervises care, as prescribed in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care, with all team members and contracted vendors to meet the needs of the patient.
• Attends and participates in IDG meetings as defined by the patient needs.
• Documents accurate and ongoing patient information, within the patient medical record. All documentation is complete according to organizational, and professional standards. All documentation is completed as it occurs. Documentation includes but is not limited to patient assessments, needs and goals, interventions, patient's response to care, patient / family teaching, and all communications regarding the patient.
• Performs all required clinical skills as defined in orientation and utilizes procedure manual for all procedures.
• Participates in an on-call rotation as assigned and needed.
• Assists other hospice teams in EveryStep service area, if needed.
• Takes part, when possible, to meet a patient / family's need for continuous care in time of crisis.
• Coordinates community resources and other agency disciplines participating in patient care.
• Minimizes non-productive time and slow periods with activities to prepare to meet the future needs of the agency.
• Leads, supervises, and maintains ongoing effective communication with other hospice personnel involved with patient care. This may involve formal and informal meetings outside of IDG.
• Participates in hospice and community health programs as required to promote the growth and understanding of the hospice philosophy, including but not limited to, hospice education presentations.
• Establishes hospice aide plan of care and directly supervises the care provided by hospice aides per regulations.
• Actively participates in team meetings, committees and quality improvement planning and processes.
• Receives home care training and assists home care teams in EveryStep service area, if needed.

Qualifications :

Working Conditions :

These characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note : This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. You may be required to perform other duties to meet the on-going needs of the organization.

EveryStep is an equal opportunity employer. Employment practices are implemented without regard to race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, genetic information or on the basis of age or physical or mental disability unrelated to ability to perform the work required.