Hospice Registered Nurse- Full Time, Days, AVN, Morris County NJ

Registered Nurse- Hospice

Reports to: Assistant Manager

Required:

• Current NJ RN License
• BLS
• Associates Degree in Nursing 
• Driver's license in good standing

Preferred:

• Minimum of one-year experience in acute, subacute or home/hospice care setting
• Experience using an EMR, excellent critical thinking and communication skills.
• BSN

Duties & Responsibilities:  

Performs Patient assessments:

• Accurately assesses patient’s appropriateness for hospice care, learning needs and progress toward goals
• Develops the plan of care for the patient and family.

 

Ensures appropriate utilization of services:

• Maintains visit productivity standards
• Demonstrates knowledge of insurance reimbursement.

 

Completes discharge assessments:

• Performs laptop transfer of data twice daily
• Completes admission assessment and transfers within 24 hours
• Completes re-visit documentation and transfers.

 

Uses age appropriate teaching methods for patients and families:

• Evaluates teaching plan and revises as necessary
• Documents patient education tools used.

 

Assumes responsibility for Case Management:

• Develops/implements/evaluates plan of care based on evidence-based knowledge
• Revises care plan as indicated
• Prioritizes care needs
• Demonstrates knowledge of hospice regulations and insurance reimbursement guidelines
• Shows evidence of interdisciplinary communication
• Performs HHA supervisions per standards
• Ensures appropriate utilization of services
• Follows scheduling process
• Communicates progress toward goals with IDT
• Evaluates the plan of care and revises as needed
• Prioritizes schedule to accommodate patient's needs
• Documents case management activities
• Demonstrates knowledge of pharmacology and safe medication management
• Routinely reconciles medications. Maintain current medication orders.

 

Maintains safe environment for patients and co-workers:

• Follows infection control measures and reports infections
• Demonstrates knowledge of pharmacology and safe medication management
• Routinely reconciles medications
• Maintains current medication orders.

 

Attends monthly staff meeting:

• Participates in PI meetings and activities/committees as requested.
• Accepts other assignments as requested.

 

Participates in Performance Improvement Program:

• Reviews health records and gathers data to support PI activities
• Attends UR meetings as requested
• Provides orientation/ mentorship to new employees
• Cross trains to learn new skills and demonstrates a willingness to teach other.

 

Assists with growing agency business:

• Provides orientation to new employees
• Accepts other assignments as requested
• Cross trains to learn new skills.

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is that anyone who enters anyone of our facilities, receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. That commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 18,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the state, and committed to creating a Trusted Network of Caring®. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morriston NJ
• Atlantic Rehabilitation
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.  We are part of Atlantic Accountable Care Organization, one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.
We receiver awards and recognitions for what we provide to our patients, team members and communities.  Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine (13 years in a row)
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare