Registered Nurse Triage - RN - Hospice

Registered Nurse Triage – RN – Hospice

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting, and one (1) to two (2) years of recent experience in home care.
Current licensure in State and CPR certification.
Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
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.
Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.

RN will triage phone calls coming into the office.
RN will process all back office tasks in HCHB following daily admissions.
RN will be responsible for assigning nursing visits to hospice LVNs.
Responsibilities will also include occasional patient visits.
Various office tasks will fall to this nurse as time allows such as filling out medication orders and unloading supplies.
Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs and participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.
Makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s 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 patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency.

Bachelor’s degree, with one (1) year of hospice care experience preferred.
Holistic, complementary and/or alternative modality training and experience preferred.