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Hospice RN (Los Alamitos, CA)
Hospice RN (Los Alamitos, CA)Prudential Home Health • Los Alamitos, California, USA
Hospice RN (Los Alamitos, CA)

Hospice RN (Los Alamitos, CA)

Prudential Home Health • Los Alamitos, California, USA
15 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Hospice RN

The Hospice RN 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 individual and families within their homes and communities. Our office in Cerritos provides Hospice professionals for the Orange County area including Long Beach Torrance Los Alamitos Lakewood San Pedro Palos Verdes Anaheim Irvine Tustin and many others. Pay for this job is per hour.

Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities

  • Patient Care
  • Completes an initial comprehensive and ongoing assessments of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
  • Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
  • Assesses and evaluates patients status by :

Writing and initiating plan of care

  • Regularly re-evaluating patient and family / caregiver needs
  • Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
  • Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
  • Develops a care plan that establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
  • Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physicians plan of care.
  • Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
  • Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
  • Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patients efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
  • Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor / Nursing Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
  • Communication

  • Completes maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patients condition and care given.
  • Records pain / symptom management changes / outcomes as appropriate.
  • Communicates with the physician regarding the patients needs and reports changes in the patients condition; obtains / receives physicians orders as required.
  • Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care 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.
  • Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
  • 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 Members to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family / caregiver.
  • Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
  • Additional Duties

  • Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
  • Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services âare available.
  • Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
  • Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and inservice classes.
  • Fulfills the obligation of requested and / or accepted case assignments.
  • Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
  • Position Qualifications

  • Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
  • Graduate of National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
  • Maintains a current CPR certification.
  • Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state / or organization requirements and is in good working order.
  • Registered nurses shall have a minimum of (a) one (1) year of experience as a professional nurse within the last three (3) years OR (b) have a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a program accredited by the National League for Nursing and a current RN license. Minimum of two years experience at least one of which is in the area of public health home care or hospice nursing is preferred.
  • Self directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
  • Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising hospice aides.
  • Demonstrates excellent observation problem solving verbal and written communications; nursing skills per competency checklist.
  • Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
  • Prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift position and / or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching stooping bending kneeling and / or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
  • Key Skills

    Catheter Care,Nursing Home Experience,Patient Care,Communication skills,Computer Skills,Hospice Care,Vital Signs Experience,Case Management,Home Care,Medical Imaging,Catheterization,Cerner

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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