Hospice Nurse

Recruitment Executive at MJ Morgan Group

Seeking a Hospice Case Manager/Home Care Nurse to join a thriving healthcare team in the Falls Church, VA area. The Hospice Home Care Nurse reports to the Team Manager and is responsible for identifying patient/family/facility care needs and providing nursing and supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families.

• Knowledgeable of universal precautions for infection control and practice safe nursing standards for self-protection
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to be patient and family-focused
• Skill in the use of EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and/or ability to learn

• Completes initial assessment of patient and family to ascertain home care needs - including physical, emotional, spiritual and mental status.
• Prepares and implements the care plan for patient/family unit in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Group.
• Provides direct nursing care to patients in order to maintain highest level of care for the patient in conjunction with the primary physician.
• Plans and supervises the delivery of care by the HHA.
• Cooperates with Clinical Manager in utilization of other team members, outside agencies, and community resources. Updates primary physician when necessary and regularly on a monthly basis. Updates interdisciplinary team at patient care conference.
• Uses problem-oriented charting to ensure continuity of care in a home setting or nursing home as well as inpatient or respite setting.
• Teaches family members, facility staff, hired caregivers, patient care skills, including: pain control, medication (RN titrates medication within prescribed range), injections, draws blood for labs, manages IV’s, dressing changes, hygiene, nutrition, checking vital signs in accordance with orders from physician, as well as addressing emotional needs.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment necessary in the facility setting are made available.
• Attends to patient, family and facility at time of patient’s death.

• Documents in facility chart.
• Maintains positive relationships and open communication with facility staff.
• Reconciles medications against facility medication list.
• Updates facility staff and family of visit schedule.
• Attends care plan meetings and/or patient care rounds for hospice patients within the facility.
• Establishes/maintains professional working relationships with a variety of facility staff; ED, DON, medicine techs, aides, nurses (LPNs and RNs), rehab staff, housekeeping, etc.
• Provides educational in‑services to facility staff both formally and informally.
• Participates in marketing and customer service activities with BDMs.

Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs. Sign‑on bonus available.

Diploma, ADN and/or BSN from an accredited institution.

• Current Virginia State license as a Registered Nurse.

Two years of nursing experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Associate

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care