Hospice Nurse (RN) Every Weekend Plus 1 Weekday

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Job Description

Job Description

In collaboration with the entire interdisciplinary team, assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the strategies and services required to meet a patient/family's end-of-life care needs. An outcome-based plan of care is created and continually adjusted through utilization of the nursing process, relationship centered care principles and holistic philosophy assuring the changing needs of the patient/family are met while facilitating a symptom-free, peaceful, sacred death.

Spectrum Health Hospice specializes in providing end of life care and symptom management to individuals with a life expectancy of six month or less, serving individuals in their home, nursing facilities, and in the hospital. Team members enjoy how rewarding their job is, feel a strong sense of satisfaction while appreciating the interdisciplinary team approach to caring for patients and their families. They also experience healthier work-life balance with the flexibility that comes with hospice care for patients in their homes.

Essential Functions:

• Communicates effectively with staff, residents and families. Assesses, develops, and maintains an individualized patient plan of care with the patient.
• As needed, specified by SH entity: Performs Medication Administration Pass according to regulatory guidelines. Informs MDS coordinator of significant resident/patient changes needed for completion of the MDS.
• Communicates with other members of the health care team in order to ensure continuity of care and coordination of services. Acts as a patient/family advocate.
• Evaluates patient's and significant other's educational needs and develops and implements appropriate teaching strategies or makes appropriate referrals.
• Observes and reports the patient's condition, needs and outcomes of intervention to the physician and other team members. Identify problems and emergency situations, and initiate immediate "life saving" measures in the absence of a physician.
• As needed, specified by SH entity: Teaches and supervises the care provided by CNA, LPN or other nursing service personnel according to regulatory and agency guidelines.
• Implements the plan of care by providing nursing services, including teaching, treatments, diagnostics, and preventive procedures, regularly evaluating the patient's progress toward established goals recommending revisions to the plan as necessary, and planning for termination of service or discharge. Assumes a leadership role and delegates appropriately to support staff to facilitate safe, quality patient care in a cost-effective manner.
• Participates in ongoing process improvement activities through the application of clinical paths, QA processes and other related activities. Ensures that processes and services are continuously monitored for quality, cost effectiveness, and efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree Nursing - Required
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing - Preferred

• 1 year of relevant experience of acute care, emergency, or rehab facility experience - Preferred

• Registered Nurse (RN) in State of Michigan required upon hire
• Driver's License in State of Michigan required upon hire

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Retirement Plans
• Discount Program
• Learning Opportunities
• Inclusion Resource Groups

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