Department Hospice Exempt
6 Collaborates on terminally ill patients care with physicians, social workers, chaplains,
volunteers. nursing assistants and other stakeholders
7 Manages a caseload of patients with current, accurate and thorough documentation in the
patient’s medical record to ensure reimbursement and medical records requirements.
8 As case manager, will participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, and other meetings as
needed, to ensure optimal patient care.
9 Notifies attending physicians, Hospice Medical Director, hospice staff members, and family
members of patient’s death when they occur.
10 Makes referrals to appropriate community resources and professional disciplines as ordered.
11 Helps patient/family obtain equipment, supplies, and services from community resources.
Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of CMMC equipment in the
home
12 Completes required paperwork thoroughly, accurately, in a timely manner and prior to
deadlines.
13 Performs prescribed treatments and administers pain management medications.
14 Advises grieving family members on coping techniques, counseling services, and available
community resources.
15 Performs organizational quality improving projects as required in a timely manner.
16 Is adherent with CMMC’s policy on strict patient confidentiality guidelines and meticulously
adheres to them in dealings with staff, family and community.
17 Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs,
current literature, inservice meetings and workshops. Must have a minimum of 12 hours of
continuing education specific to nursing per year.
19 Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Must have and maintain a functional grasp of nursing theory; the pathophysiology of disease states;
pharmacology at a nursing level; and inter-personal skills necessary to care holistically for the
patient.
Ability to perform assigned/routine duties independently and accurately with minimal supervision.
Ability to adapt to fluctuations in work hours, on-call hours, work load or patient assignments and
perform appropriately in crisis and emergency situations when time is of the essence.
Judgment to seek guidance and directions, when needed, for performance of duties and ability to
recognize, establish and respond to priorities.
Communication skills to effectively relate to/with patients, families, caregivers, co-workers,
physicians and the general public.
Ability to work under stressful conditions.
Specialty nursing skills may be requested by the department hiring. These may include but are not
limited to; ACLS, PALS, NALS, CCRN, CEN, Certification in a Nursing Specialty, or Advanced
Practice Nursing certificate.
Must have the willingness and ability to drive on various roads in a variety of weather conditions.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE for this position:
Category I Direct contact with blood or other bodily fluid to which
universal precautions apply
Category II Activity performed without blood/bodily fluids exposure,
but exposure may occur in emergency
Category III Task/activity does not ordinarily entail predictable
exposure to blood/bodily fluids
OTHER EXPOSURE for this position:
