What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Registered Nurse position at Pathways Healthcare?
Pathways Healthcare is excited to announce their new venture into Hospice! We are looking for qualified Hospice Nurses to join our team in the Londonderry, NH area.
Main Office Location: Londonderry, NH
Territory: Londonderry, NH
Job type: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 40 hours/week, 8:30-5:00
Salaried position with great benefits!
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
Patient Care
- Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
- Writing and initiating plan of care
- Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
- Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
- Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
- Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
- Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
- Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
- Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
Additional Duties
- Participates in on-call duties.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services
are available. - Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
- Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
- Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
Position Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, with 1 year of hospice care experience preferred.
- Current licensure in Massachusetts and CPR certification.
- Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with the organization requirements.
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive Salary.
- 401(k) match, HMO & PPO Plans, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and Flexible Spending Account.
- Flexible Schedule & Work-Life Balance.
- Leadership Development & Growth Opportunities.
- Consistent, day-shift hours
Salary : $74,600 - $94,500