RN / Hospice Job in Athens, Georgia
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Description
I believe that the care we give can make every moment count.
Compassionate care, uncompromising service and clinical excellence – that’s how our Hospice improves quality of life in the final stages of life. By delivering palliative care by hospice professionals, our patients can spend their remaining days in comfort and peace. Kindred at Home, a division of Kindred Healthcare Inc., is the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive home health, hospice, and non-medical home care services.
Kindred at Home, and its affiliates, delivers compassionate, high-quality care to patients and clients in their homes or places of residence, including non-medical personal assistance, skilled nursing and rehabilitation and hospice and palliative care. Our caregivers focus on each unique patient to deliver the appropriate care and emotional support to our patients and their families.
We believe that every moment matters. We believe in compassionate care. Most of all, we believe in dignity and respect for each patient we serve.
I believe my work is my calling.
As a Hospice Registered Nurse, you will:
Give direct nursing care to hospice patients.
Complete admission, discharge and nursing note documentation.
Complete daily RN assessments on all patients.
Supervise meal service and feeding of patients.
Take report on patient at time of transfer/admission to the inpatient unit and at the beginning of each shift. Give report on patient at end of each shift.
Forward requisitions for supplies to the assigned PCS or Inpatient Manager
Forward all requests for contracted services to the Inpatient PCM or administrator on-call.
Coordination and Communication with Interdisciplinary team members for Physician, Social Worker, Spiritual Care Coordinators, Bereavement Coordinators, Volunteer and Dietician services, as needed.
Make rounds on all patients at the shift beginning and then periodically during each shift.
Receive and carry out all Physician’s orders.
Ensure the Hospice Plan of Care is implemented for all patients.
Accompany physicians on rounds at the inpatient unit.
Address and handle patient/family questions.
Forward all complaints/grievances to the Inpatient Patient Care Manager or Administrator On-Call.
Qualifications
Current and unrestricted Registered Nurse licensure
Bachelor’s degree and C.H.P.N. (Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse) certification preferred
Minimum of one year general nursing preferred with current Hospice, home health, medical, surgical or critical care experience
Experience with pain and symptom management interventions
Ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting
Understanding of Hospice philosophy, principles of death/dying
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