Registered Nurse Hospice - Port Huron

Position: Registered Nurse - 7 On 7 Off - Hospice - Port Huron
Location: Michigan

Department:
Hospice - Port Huron

Scheduled Bi-Weekly

Hours:

7 on 7 off 80 hrs. per pay

Daily Work Times: 4:30p-8:00am

Under the direction of the Clinical Manager, provides comprehensive health care services to patients and their families through direct care and supervision.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

* Performs comprehensive initial and ongoing assessments of patients/families.

* May participate in development of initial plan and ongoing plan of care in collaboration with IDT Team. Revises the plan of care as needed.

* Informs the patient upon admission to Hospice of the mechanism for receiving, reviewing and resolving patient complaints.

* Uses assessment skills to determine patients' physical and mental status and status of environment and social support.

* Identifies patients'/families' health and social issues and potential problem areas.

* Initiates referrals to other services/community resources as indicated.

* Develops measurable patient-centered goals in collaboration with the patient and family.

* Implements services in accordance with the established care plan, standards of nursing Hospice policies, procedures, protocols and all federal, state and local laws/ regulations, and accreditation standards.

* Prepares, administers and documents medications and treatments as prescribed in the Physician's Plan of Care. Verifies current medications with medication profile.

* Reports pertinent clinical findings to patient's Case Management nurse, physician/Clinical Manager.

* Reports pertinent clinical findings to patient's Case Management nurse, physician/Clinical Manager.

* Evaluates the patient/family response to the Plan of Care against established goals.

* Provides, establishes, and revises the Home Health Assistant Plan of Care to Home Health Assistants as assigned. Provides supervision to Home Health Aides and coordinates/assists ancillary services as assigned.

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

* Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.

* Two years of recent clinical experience, preferably in hospice, home care, oncology, gerontology, or surgical nursing required.

* Must have the ability to work near fumes such as wound odors, home odors and cigarette/cigar/pipe smoke.

* Must have an active State of Michigan Driver's license.

* Must provide proof of insurability.

Additional Information

* Schedule:

Full-time

* Requisition :

* Daily Work Times: 430p-8am

* Hours Per Pay Period: 80

* On Call:
Yes

* Weekends:
Yes