Registered Nurse (RN)

Hospice Buffalo • Full-time • Buffalo, NY, US • $30 - $45 / year • 7m ago

What's in it for you? Hospice offers a Robust Total Rewards Package

Employer 401k contribution regardless of employee participation, and match on employee contributions there after
Health Insurance with vision component copayment plan, or high deductible plan
HSA with high deductible health plan twice annual Employer contribution
Dental Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Paid Time Off PTO & NYS Sick Leave
Tuition Assistance Program
And Much More!

8am-4pm. Monday-Friday.

The majority of our patients prefer to receive hospice and palliative care at home to maintain their independence and live their lives to the best of their ability. Symptoms are managed so that the patient can live a full life with the support of family and friends and the comforts of home.

A Home Care Registered Nurse renders professional nursing services, in accordance with physicians' orders, for individualized patient care and psychosocial/spiritual interventions for assigned patients/families. Provides nursing care in accordance with Hospice objectives and follows policies and procedures of the organization and the State Nurse Practice Act.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for a Home Care Registered Nurse:

A Home Care Registered Nurse demonstrates ability to perform comprehensive assessments to identify all physical, psychosocial, environmental, safety, emotional and spiritual needs related to the terminal illness that must be addressed in order to promote the patient's well-being, comfort, and dignity throughout the dying process and documents findings on all appropriate forms and on the plan of care.
Performs pain assessments using Edmonton Scale, adhering to pain protocols, knowledgeable in equi-analgesic dosing and assures optimal pain relief using an interdisciplinary focus and timely appropriate interventions.
Appropriately explains duties and functions of the interdisciplinary team; articulates disease progression of cancer(s), lung disease, heart disease, liver disease, dementia, and other neurologic disease states.
Able to articulate etiologies of symptom manifestation (nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, diarrhea, constipation, mucositis, weakness/fatigue, dysphasia, edema, dyspnea, cognitive impairment, urinary retention, depression, delirium) related to a disease process.
Modifies the plan of care timely and appropriately with a demonstrated skill in anticipating problems that may cause or create a threat to patient safety or lack of symptom control.
Demonstrates knowledge in usage, indication, adverse side effects, contraindications and negative interactions of most commonly used steroids, NSAIDs, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, narcotics, antifungals, and diuretics.
Documents to agency standards, timely completion, timely signatures, and documents care using A-I-R protocol to support hospice stay in program and level of care.
Incorporates computer documentation into patient visit and/or as much as appropriately possible without compromising the quality of care and/or communication.
Assures the timely completion and return of all initial, renewal and modified orders and reviews all PPOC's for procedural compliance.

Qualifications for a Home Care Registered Nurse:

Education/Certification
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Registered Nurse licensure in NY
Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing preferred.
Valid Driver's License, free of serious violations, and vehicle required for use when on duty or on-call.

Experience
Year of nursing practice as a professional Registered Nurse is preferred.

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