Job Description
Hospice Registered Nurse RN Part Time ApplyRefer a FriendBack Job Details Requisition # 214649 Location Gardendale, AL 35071 Category Nursing Salary $31.00 - $41.00 per hour Position Details Position Overview TheHospice Registered Nurseis responsible for pain management, symptom control in the delivery of care to hospice patients, as established by the plan of care, the interdisciplinary team, attending physician and Hospice Medical Director. Schedule: Part Time visits Monday Through Friday and occasional weekend visits Territory: Jefferson County Essential Job Functions Ensures the timely and adequate delivery of hospice services to the terminally ill patient and their family, operating within the plan of care as established by the hospice team and attending physician. Assesses the total needs of the patient/family during regularly scheduled and after hour home visits; Documents: assessment, identified problems, nursing interventions, goals, and outcomes of interventions. Coordinates total patient/family hospice care under the supervision of the Director and with the interdisciplinary team, the attending physician, and other providers; documents such coordination. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in the development, review and revision of the clinical component of patient/family plan of care, including exchange of information, review of problems, assessing effectiveness of interventions and documenting outcomes. Ensures continuity of care between patient/family, team members, ancillary providers, long term and inpatient care facilities, and the attending physician. Communicates patient/family/caregiver needs, ongoing nursing assessment, interventions, goals and outcomes through the interdisciplinary process. Provides and documents continuing education of the hospice concep