What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inpatient Hospice Nurse, RN position at HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE CARE INC?
3HC Home Health and Hospice
Inpatient Facility Hospice RN
Location: Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro North Carolina
Hours: Nights- 7p-7a with weekend rotation
Compassionate Care is our Calling!
Why choose 3HC:
3HC has provided compassionate care to North Carolinians since 1981. We strive to ensure our patients enjoy life’s journey, recover quickly, and live comfortably. We believe in providing high-quality, cost-effective care that surpasses industry standards. If you want to make a difference, provide meaningful one-on-one care, and develop relationships with both your patients and team members, join Team 3HC! 3HC strives to provide a positive work culture that feels more like a family atmosphere where we support our team members so they can reach their personal & professional best.
Summary:
The Inpatient Hospice Nurse, RN is responsible for providing skilled nursing care to patients requiring continuous inpatient nursing care.
Registered Nurse (RN) Essential Job Functions:
1. Creates positive experiences for internal and external customers that will meet their expectations. Displays a high degree of courtesy, tact, and knowledge of services provided by the agency in all contact with staff, patients, and visitors.
2. Provides comfort to patient/family to facilitate quality of life and death with dignity.
3. Conducts the admission of the patient to the facility.
4. Completes electronic documentation every shift.
5. Provides comfort to the patient/family to facilitate quality of life and death with dignity.
6. Teaches & counsels the patient/family regarding: (a) nursing care needs, (b) related problems with the terminally ill patient, (c) preparation for death, and (d) discharge plans.
7. Supervises the care given by the Certified Nursing Assistant to assigned patients.
8. 6 patients to 1 nurse 2 CNAs per shift
9. Maintains regular communication with supervisor.
10. Stays abreast of overall patient care and improves nursing care skills.
11. Demonstrates an interest in professional and personal growth.
12. Demonstrates a willingness to be cost effective.
Requirements:
Licensed Registered Nurse currently licensed to practice nursing in the state of North Carolina.
One-year of recent experience in an acute care facility.
Possess and maintain current certification in CPR.
Vaccination against COVID-19 is mandatory at our organization unless you are approved for an accommodation due to a religious objection or ADA covered medical condition. The organization will also review medical recommendations for a delay in vaccination or for other contraindications to vaccination.
3HC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation, age, marital status, gender identity, national veteran or disability status.
