Overview:
Employment time:
Part time
Hourly rate:
$20-$22
You will be responsible for providing and coordinating the provision of hospice care based on visits to patients in their homes.
Responsibilities:
Performs initial nursing assessment on new admissions and completes initial plan of care.
Initiates appropriate palliative nursing procedures.
Makes referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the patient’s needs or documents rationale for not doing so.
Provides education/teaching to families/caregivers/patients related to appropriate patient care techniques.
Participates in nursing service evaluations, follow ups, care center performance improvement initiatives, and period quality assurance reviews.
assigned.
Qualifications:
One (1+) year of experience as a Registered Nurse or LVN. (Preferred but not required)
Preferred-
Knowledge of physical needs of terminally ill patients and their caregivers.
Prior Hospice experience (preferred but not required).
