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PRN Hospice Admissions Registered Nurse

Work Location:
Signature Healthcare at Home

834 South Front St.

Medford, OR 97502

Please apply on line for this position here: https://signature-careers.com

Overview:

We work in healthcare because we have a desire to help people. We stay in healthcare because the passion to help and educate grows with each patient and family we meet. The connections that are developed and nurtured during the time that care is being provided is the heartbeat of what we do and why we do it. If you want to provide quality patient care to individuals and their family members during an important time in their lives, Signature Healthcare at Home will give you the training, support, and resources to fulfill your passion.

At Signature Healthcare at Home our professional clinical staff have the time to provide one on one patient care, resulting in quality patient care. They provide education with the family and patient. Most of our positions have flexible work schedules that are Monday through Friday which offer a good work-life balance. Our professional clinical staff work in a collaborative environment and have weekly team meetings to discuss the patient's plan of care.

At Signature Healthcare at Home you can build that patient relationship and have strong work collaborative relationships. You have a voice; you are recognized, and you are appreciated! What is your passion and what do you want out of your healthcare career?

Signature Healthcare at Home offers competitive pay and mileage reimbursement. For Full Time and Part Time positions Signature Healthcare at Home offers cell phone, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Plan, very generous PTO plan up to 4 weeks of paid time off and 6 paid holidays, life and disability insurance, employee referral bonus, continuing education and higher education reimbursement program. Excellent career growth opportunities!

The Admission Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice 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 individuals and families within their homes and communities. The Admission Registered Nurse may be asked to complete other duties including standard nursing visits and or RN Case Management depending on current agency needs.

The Registered Nurse will be dedicated to the Mission, Values and Care Commitments of Signature Healthcare at Home and embrace and demonstrate our mission: "To Enhance The Life Of Every Person We Serve."

1. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process and as defined in the state Nurse Practice Act.
2. Works with intake, Clinical Manager, and/or DPS to coordinate patient start of care in a timely manner.
3. Educates patient/caregiver regarding regulatory components for hospice admission. Documentation of this education will be completed in the patient's medical record.
4. Obtains verbal order Certification of Terminal Illness from Medical Director and Attending Physician, if any.
5. Obtains consents for hospice services.
6. Completes an initial comprehensive assessment of patient and family/caregiver to determine care needs.
7. Completes a comprehensive medication review and reconciliation.
8. Establishes the initial individualized plan of care in collaboration with the attending physician, if any, and hospice medical director based on comprehensive assessment and patient goals.
9. Admission documentation is completed within 24 hours.
10. Attends required staff meetings and interdisciplinary group meetings.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting, and one (1) to two (2) years of recent experience in hospice preferred
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State(s) of planned practice
• Possesses and maintains CPR certification
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist
• Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision
• Capable of prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift, position and/or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Capable of considerable reaching, stooping bending, kneeling, and/or crouching. Possesses visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills

Please apply on line for this position here: https://signature-careers.com