Hospice Admissions Nurse RN - Baltimore County - Sign On Available

Under general supervision, provides direct patient care to assigned patients, patients being discharged and newly admitted patients.

This is a full time role working (4) 10 hour shifts

Education:
RN from Diploma Program, Associate Degree, or BSN from an accredited School of Nursing. For all nurses hired after 2012, Bachelor’s degree required within 3 years of start date.
Licensures/Certifications:
• Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse
• Completion of "Healthcare Provider" CPR course, bi-annually
• ACLS required
Experience:
Minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse experience
Skills:
• Proficiency in developing nursing plan of care, implementing effective nursing care, and evaluating outcome of nursing intervention
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective planning and organizational skills in order to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills
• Effective skills in use of computer programs
• Demonstrates skill in patient experience and service recovery

Patient & Workplace Safety: 

• Employee has knowledge and understanding of patient and workforce safety as it relates to job duties. 

Patient Population: 

• Demonstrates competency in the delivery of care and applies the knowledge to meet age-specific needs if applicable. 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Implementation

• Performs clinical nursing skills independently
• Administers medications, IV therapy and treatments appropriately and accurately
• Initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary
• Appropriately delegates and coordinates the duties of ancillary personnel
• Communicates the patient's status and plan of care through written documentation in the patient's medical record
• Verbally communicates the patient's status to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals
• Communicates in a therapeutic manner with the patient, family and visitors
• Applies teaching/learning principles in education of patient and family

Patient Care Coordination

• Delegates tasks appropriately to maintain goals to be met within a specific timeframe
• Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines
• Incorporates Core Measures into patient care
• Manages daily patient assignment by appropriately setting priorities
• Delegates responsibility appropriately and monitors the nursing care delivered to patients by ancillary personnel
• Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines

Teaching and Quality Improvement

• Develops, documents and implements Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Record
• Participates in established patient, family, staff and/or student education program
• Identifies unit, staff and patient care problems.  Takes immediate action or refers problems to appropriate resources when indicated
• Assist with PI audits as needed and directed

Ability to provide patient care in a variety of patient care areas

• Positive team member and role model
• Identifies own learning needs and seeks assistance to meet identified needs
• Maintains frequent, open, communication with the Administrative Coordinator to maintain optimal use of time and resources   
• Admission RN will not be placed into a patient care assignment under any circumstances 

Assessment

• Compiles database and formulates nursing diagnosis
• Utilizes physical assessment and interviewing techniques
• Anticipates need for intervention by other disciplines
• Determines priorities for patient care needs or problems
• Reassesses the patient as indicated by changes in condition and/ or response to treatment(s)

Planning

• Initiates and updates a written nursing plan of care for patients by incorporating scientific and psychosocial principles that

support the nursing diagnosis

• Incorporates information obtained from nursing care planning conferences into written nursing plan of care
• Coordinates patient, family, significant other, and health team members in the planning of hospital and post-discharge care

Professional Excellence Model

• May participate in activities of the RN 3 with the exception of serving as a facilitator for the Nurse Residency Program