Hospice Inpatient Unit Registered Nurse - Nights

Hospice Inpatient Unit Registered Nurse - Nights

The Clinical Nurse is responsible for modeling the 3 Company values of Compassion, Integrity, and Excellence, and for promoting the Compassus philosophy, using the 6 Pillars of success as the foundation. The position is responsible for upholding the Code of Ethical Conduct and for promoting positive working relationships within the company, among all departments, and all external stakeholders.

The Clinical Nurse is responsible for caring for a complex patient group requiring initial assessment and ongoing monitoring. Demonstrates clinical competency, evidence of nursing leadership, coordinates care for a specific group of patients. Nursing care reflects independent assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient's physical, psychological, and sociocultural needs. Precepts new clinical staff as assigned. Demonstrates competencies in the use of equipment essential in the care of patient age groups as required for assigned patients.

Mercy Health by Compassus

Provide overnight nursing care for hospice patients, ensuring high quality of comfort and support.

• Completes routine and emergent assessments patients per appropriate clinical guidelines and departmental policy.
• Provides clinical and psycho-social services as indicated by plan of care through case management.
• Records observations, treatments, and other pertinent information per policy in the Pointcare system.
• Communicates with interdisciplinary team, Medical Director, and attending Physician as directed regarding measures to alleviate symptoms, and monitors response to measures implemented.
• Provides physical and emotional interventive care to support the patient and family in period of crisis with the psycho-social team.
• Responsible for monitoring patient to minimize potential for preventable hospitalization by meeting patient and family needs in the home and being proactive and reactive during crisis situations.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to meet needs of patient for clinical and psycho-social interventions.
• Communicates and documents changes in the plan of care to Hospice nursing leadership as required.
• Assists in identifying the need for intervention of other interdisciplinary team members.
• Effectively communicates patient/family needs to interdisciplinary team.
• Educates patient/caregiver regarding care of patient, which may include, disease process, symptom control, and wound care.
• Ensures bedside documentation is completed for visit via Point Care electronic medical record.
• Notifies other interdisciplinary team members of physician concerns and suggestions.
• Submits appropriate documentation and other completed paperwork to contracted facilities at completion of visit.
• Completes and submits interdisciplinary team narratives, time logs, and all required documentation by 10 a.m. of the following day.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Graduation from a state accredited school of nursing
• Successful completion of general and unit-specific orientation and hospital probationary period. Completes Orientation Checklist.
• Obtains/maintains a minimum of 12 contact hours of continuing education annually which includes Fire Safety and BLS/CPR Recertification
• A CN II is the second step of the Clinical Ladder, which is the competent Staff Nurse level.

• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from leaders, team members, investors, and external parties. Strong written and verbal communications.
• Other
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  
  Ability to understand, read, write, and speak English. Articulates and embraces integrated healthcare at home philosophy.
• Other
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  
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