Pediatric Home Care Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

JOIN US IN MAKING THE MOST OF EVERY DAY!

Hospice of The Western Reserve operates in celebration of the individual worth of each life, we strive to relieve suffering, enhance comfort, promote quality of life, foster choice in end-of-life care and support effective grieving.

WHY US?

We believe that our success starts with our greatest asset : OUR EMPLOYEES!

We live our shared core values in everything we do :

COMPASSION. EXCELLENCE. EQUALITY. INTEGRITY. SERVICE. STEWARDSHIP .

We have a passion for purpose driven work! Do you?

JOIN OUR FAMILY!

Provide palliative nursing care and support to pediatric patients and families

WHAT YOU WILL DO :

• Assess physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family.
• Provide intermittent skilled nursing services to the patient under the patient’s physicians’ directions.
• Monitor and evaluate pain and symptoms and provide information and assistance to the patient and family to manage those problems.
• Serves as liaison to the patient’s physician(s) when needed; provide information to the physician based on knowledge relating to the patient’s needs.
• Provide emotional support to the patient and family.
• Refer and follow up patients and / or family members to other services when appropriate.
• Provide instruction (health teaching) to the patient and family as related to home care.
• Maintain and promptly complete all necessary plan and reports related to home care.
• Participate in care conferences and bereavement meetings.
• Participate in public relations activities when necessary.
• Participate in audit review, quality assurance activities and other meetings as assigned.
• Plan and supervise activities of HHA as related to patient care.

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