RN On-Call

On-Cal l Registere d Nur s e – H o spice JOB DESCR I P T ION SUM M ARY The On-Call regi s t e red n urse p rovides home hea l th c a re an d i s exper i en c ed i n nursin g , w i t h emphasi s on community health educ a tion/exper i ence. The professional nurse bui l ds fr o m the resources o f the c o mm u nity t o pr o vide serv i ces to meet the nee d s o f individuals and f a mi l ies w i thin their h o me s and c ommunitie s . ESSENT I AL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES Patient Car e 1. Completes i nitial, comp r ehensive, and ongoing a s sessments o f patient and fami l y t o determine hospice needs. P rovides a c o mplete physical asses s ment and history o f current. and previou s il l ness (e s ). 2. Provides professional nursing car e b y util i zing al l element s of the nursing pro c ess. 3. Assesses and evaluate s patient’ s s tatu s b y : A. Contribute s to the plan of c a r e. B. Participating i n revis i ng the plan of care a s nece s sar y 4. Uses health a sses s ment data t o determine nursi n g diagnos i s. 5. Contribute s t o th e c a re plan that e s tabl i shes goals, base d on nurs i ng diagnosis and incorporat e s pal l iative nursing a c t i ons. I n cludes the patient and the fami l y in the planning proces s . 6. Initiate s appropr i ate p re v entive and rehabi l itative nursing procedure s . A d minister s medicat i ons and tre a tm e nts a s pr e scribed b y the physi c ian i n th e physic i an’s plan of care. 7. Counsel s the patient an d fami l y i n m e eting nurs i ng and related nee d s. 8. Adhering to the organiz a tion’s documentatio n an d care proced u re s and s tandards o f personal and p rofessional conduct. 9. Provides healt h care instruction s t o the pat i ent a s appro p riate per a s ses s ment and plan. 10. Assists the patient and/or c a regiver/f a mi l y w ith t h e act i v i t i e s of dai l y l iving, prov i sion and education, and fac i litate s th e patient ’s efforts tow a rd maintaining independence for a s l ong as possible and optional comfort c a re. 11. RN w i ll act as Cas e Manager unti l a C ase Manager is assigned b y Cl i nical Supervisor or designee and assumes responsibi l ity to coordinate patient car e for assigned patient. Communication 1. Completes, maintains, and subm i ts a c cur a te and relevant cl i nical note s regarding patient’ s condition and c a re given. Rec o rds pain/sympt o m management changes/ o utcomes a s appropriate. 2. Communicat e s w ith the physician regardin g th e patient’s need s and report s change s i n th e pat i ent’s conditio n ; o b tains/receive s physic i ans’ order s as required. 3. Teaches the p a tient an d fami l y/c a regiver self-car e technique s as ap p ropr i ate. Pr o vides medicat i on, diet and o t h er instru c tions a s ord e red by the physi c ian and r e cognizes and util i zes opportun i ties f o r health counseling w i th p atients and famil i es/car e givers. Work s in concert w i th the interdis ci plinary group. 4. Provides and maintain s a safe enviro n ment f o r t h e patient. 5. Assists the patient and fami l y/caregiv e r and other team m e mbers in p rov i ding c