Our Christian Village Hospice is Growing!
We are seeking a dedicated part-time hospice nurse to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families. If you are compassionate about providing quality end-of-life care, possess excellent communication skills and have a heart for compassion we encourage you to apply to join our team.
The Christian Village Communities is a not-for-profit retirement community. Our mission is to guide older adults to joyful and purposeful life experiences in a faith-filled community. Our parent company, CBA, is guided by its mission of Serving with Excellence, Reflecting Jesus’ Compassion.
Job Description Summary:
The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs comfort care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:
PRINCIPLE DUTIES:
Responsibilities of the Hospice Registered Nurse include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Understand, implement, and educate on comfort care philosophy.
2. Completes an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
3. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
4. Assesses and evaluates patient’s status, using health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
5. Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
6. Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
7. Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
8. Assess patient need for aide services and develop aide plan of care.
9. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
10. Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
11. Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
12. Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
13. Attend IDG meetings bi-weekly when assigned cases and must have appropriate documentation complete prior to scheduled meetings.
Communication:
1. Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
2. Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
3. Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
4. Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers. Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
5. Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
6. Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
7. Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
8. Directs all daily patient referrals and intake operations.
9. Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
10. Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description.
Visit our website to find out more about our organization and apply at www.christianvillages.org.
EOE. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
