Job Title: Hospice - PRN - Registered Nurse (RN)
Location: Brady, TX, 76825
Agency : High Plains Senior Care Hospice
Job Summary:
Primary functions are to provide nursing care for clients of all ages in their place of residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary group, patient/family and referring agency; and assumes the responsibility for coordination of care.
Responsibilities:
- Promote hospice mission, goals and philosophy.
- Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency.
- Demonstrate compliance with policies, procedures, regulations defining scope of practice.
- Promote security and safety of Protected Health Information.
- Participate in programs and on committees as requested.
- Participate in ongoing education as required.
- Perform information visits, eligibility assessments and admissions as assigned.
- Assess patient/caregiver needs.
- Educate patient/caregiver as indicated.
- Provide services according to the Plan of Care.
- Report changes to the IDG.
- Coordinate with patient/IDG/Physician-develop/update plan of care to meet the needs.
- Attend IDG meetings.
- Provide supervisory visits for the Hospice Aide and Homemaker as applicable.
- Document services and submit timely.
- Perform on-call duties as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
- Texas State licensed as a Registered Nurse or in accordance with the Board of Nurse Examiners rules for Nurse Licensure Compact (NCL)
- Two year's experience as a Registered Nurse in a clinical care setting preferred, hospice or home health preferred.
- Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Strong communication and interpersonal skills; Sensitivity to issues of loss and grief; Ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job.
- Reliable transportation. State Driver’s License.
- CPR certified; TB health screen or TB test/CXR according to policy; Hepatitis B Vaccination Consent/Declination
