Registered Nurse - Nights- ORLANDO - NEW HOSPICE HOUSE - Hospice

Company: Chapters Health System
Location: Orlando
Posted on: September 24, 2022

Job Description:

Registered Nurse - Nights- ORLANDO - NEW HOSPICE HOUSEIt's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Qualifications:

* Current Florida license as RN, current active single-state out-of-state nurse license, or current active multistate/compact nurse license


* Minimum one (1) year in-patient nursing or hospice experience for external candidates; for internal applicants, minimum of 6-months of LPN experience with hospice/home health within an affiliate


* Previous experience working with an EMR/EHR (Electronic Medical/Health Record) system


* Ability to use equipment with visual and auditory mechanisms


* Ability to effectively communicate in English (verbal and written)


* Flexible schedule to meet the needs of Hospice House patients


* Ability to manage the emotional stress of working with and caring for terminally ill patients and their families


* Ability to physically access patient rooms and other areas of the Hospice House


* Ability to perform the essential functions and physical requirements (including, but not limited to: lifting patients and/or equipment, bending, pushing/pulling, kneeling) of the job with or without reasonable accommodation



Competencies:

* Satisfactorily complete competency requirements for this position.



Responsibilities of all employees:

* Represent the Company professionally at all times through care delivered and/or services provided to all clients.


* Comply with all State, federal and local government regulations, maintaining a strong position against fraud and abuse.


* Comply with Company policies, procedures and standard practices.


* Observe the Company's health, safety and security practices.


* Maintain the confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues and other sensitive situations within the Company.


* Use resources in a fiscally responsible manner.


* Promote the Company through participation in community and professional organizations.


* Participate proactively in improving performance at the organizational, departmental and individual levels.


* Improve own professional knowledge and skill level.


* Advance electronic media skills.


* Support Company research and educational activities.


* Share expertise with co-workers both formally and informally.


* Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as appropriate for the position.



Job Responsibilities:

* Provides and manages direct care to patients and families as part of Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), incorporating psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, physical and biological components, and appropriate nursing intervention and follow-up.


* Coordinates the Plan of Care, ensuring that an individualized Plan of Care is developed that accurately reflects the patient's evolving needs.


* Educates patient, family, caregivers and other health professionals about disease process and decline, palliative interventions, care giving, dying process and safety practices.


* Reports changes in the patient's condition to appropriate members of the IDG or other health professionals.


* Participates with the IDG to evaluate hospice referrals/admissions for level of care appropriateness.


* Attends patient deaths; prepares body for transport; oversees disposal of medications.


* Provides appropriate bereavement interventions to the family and caregiver in conjunction with psychosocial staff.


* Presents concise and pertinent verbal and written reports to IDG; respects and encourages input from all disciplines.


* Communicates accurately and completely to physicians, staff members, patients, families, and supervisors; utilizes positive approaches when working with others.


* Supervises patient care given by other nursing team members (i.e., LPNs, Hospice Aides, and contract nurses).


* Performs other duties as assigned.



Physical Demands for Post Offer/Pre-Placement (The demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.):

While performing the duties of this job, the following abilities are required: see; hear; talk; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel.

Frequently required to: stand; sit; reach with hands/arms; lift; bend; balance.

Occasionally required to: pull; push; stoop/crouch; kneel; climb stairs.

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