Hospice Nurse - NH Inpatient -PT Variable

Job Title: Hospice Nurse Part Time Job Grade: 32 Job Code: JA21 FLSA: Non exempt
Department Name: Hospice Company Number: 325 Department Number: 35000
Reports To (Title): Regional Manager
Job Summary: Provides direct nursing care to hospice patients, including needs assessment and developing, implementing, and evaluating a plan of nursing care. Provides direct patient care on an ongoing basis in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and Hospice standards of care. Cultural Behaviors Measurement
Problem Solving and Decision-Making: Approaches problems using a methodical approach and analyzes information to make well thought-out decisions.
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Environment of Care Consciousness: Demonstrates awareness of best practices and promotes patient safety. Is compliant with Fire Safety, General Safety, Hazardous Materials and Wastes, Emergency Management, Medical Equipment, and Security and Utility Systems policies, procedures, and guidelines.
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Operation Excellence/Diversity: Embrace, practice and promote the principles of Operation Excellence by offering assistance and meeting the needs of patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers with a sense of urgency and in alignment with organizational metrics for Experience. Creates an inclusive welcoming environment and recognizes the importance of individual, religious and cultural diversity in developing effective teams/ workgroups.
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Personal Accountability: Takes responsibility and demonstrates reliability and dependability by taking initiative, following through on commitments, and assuming ownership for successfully completing job responsibilities.
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Performance/Quality Improvement/Contribution to Achieving Goals: Contributes to positive outcomes for the department, strives for excellence and helps to achieve departmental goals. Practices and contributes to the organization’s vision, mission and values by identifying opportunities for improving services, processes, or outcomes and participating in defining and implementing solutions. Continually develops personally and professionally.
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Corporate/ Regulatory Compliance/Ethics: Demonstrates understanding and assures compliance with federal and state regulations and accrediting agency standards. Is familiar with and complies with departmental and organizational policies and procedures.
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Patient Satisfaction/Employee Satisfaction: Identifies and communicates direct relationship between employee satisfaction and patient satisfaction. Strive for high employee and patient satisfaction at all times.
Anchors Job Criteria - Major Job Functions Measurement
Develops a plan of care with goals defined by the patient/family and the Hospice team
Direct observation
Provides nursing services according to the plan of care that has been developed
Medical Record Audit
Instructs family on homecare techniques and/or patient care techniques used in the inpatient hospice facility.
Patient Satisfaction
Informs patient’s physician of any pertinent change in their condition.
Medical Record Audit
Participates in ensuring that nursing services available on an ongoing basis by making regular home visits/inpatient rounds/assessments as needed and ordered by physician and as ordered by department policy. assists in providing 24-hour on-call and/or inpatient staffing service 7 days per week.
Direct Observation

Provides services to the family at the time of death.
Direct Observation
Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
Direct Observation
Supervises CNA services provided to assigned patients.
Medical Record Audit
Specifications:
1. Education: High School Diploma or GED is required. Associate’s degree in nursing.
2. Experience: Two years nursing experience. Hospice or home health experience and CHPN certification preferred.
3. Certification/License/Registration: Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia.
4. Position Titles and Number Supervised: None.
5. Special Training/Skills: Ability to work well within an interdisciplinary team setting as well as independently.
6. Physical Demands: Must be able to use visual near and distance acuity. Must have verbal ability to communicate in person and over the phone or radio. Must be able to assist co-workers in transfers and transport supplies, patients/residents, or equipment using good body mechanics. Must have functional range of motion of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spines, upper and lower extremities with a grip strength of 60-80 pounds, specific to the job class evaluation. Must be able to forward reach, overhead reach, bend, squat, kneel and change from one position to the other rapidly. Must be able to lift 25-60 lbs. and carry 25-50 pounds specific to job class evaluation. Must be able to tolerate high noise, busy atmospheres and noxious odors. Must be able to work i