Hospice RN PRN
- Edinburg, TX
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Work in a collaborative environment.
- Be rewarded with a unique opportunity to make a difference
- Competitive compensation package
- Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
- Opportunities for advancement
- Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(K) with employer match
- Paid time off, paid holidays, family, and pet bereavement
- Assesses patient needs and obtains data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family/caregiver health status and incorporate that data into the plan of care.
- Conducts the initial evaluation and re-evaluates the patient’s nursing needs during each visit. Makes follow up visits according to patient, family, and facility needs.
- Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in health condition, environment, or unsafe facility conditions to the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and/or other personnel involved with patient care.
- Revises the plan of care in response to identified patient care issues and notifies the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and other team members.
- Counsels, instructs, and includes the patient, facility, and family in following the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care.
- Teaches hospice philosophy and pain and symptom management to staff in alternate care settings (nursing homes, hospital, assisted-living facilities, etc.).
- Collaborates/Communicates with Medical Director, attending physician, branch leadership and IDG.
- Performs other duties/projects as assigned.
- Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
- Current State Licensee as a Registered Nurse RN
- 1 year of experience in a clinical care setting
- Experience in hospice or home health environment is preferred
- Nursing skills as defined by accepted nursing standards
- Ability to handle multiple priorities, documentation requirements, and deadlines
- Able and willing to travel up to 50% as needed to support business and patient needs.
- Sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.
- Valid driver’s license and insurance and reliable transportation to perform job tasks