RN (Registered Nurse) Hospice/Home Health
First Atlantic Healthcare System First Atlantic Healthcare System Temple, TX Temple, TX Full-time Full-time $65,000 - $70,000 a year $65,000 - $70,000 a year 3 days ago 3 days ago 3 days ago About us Our goal is to provide quality healthcare in the patient's home, thereby making a positive difference in the patient's quality of life.
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We are currently seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide physical and emotional support to our patients.
Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response.
The RN will assess each patient's needs and provide daily treatment that promotes their quality of life and independence.
A successful candidate will have a full understanding of home health and hospice & palliative medicine, as well as the ability to manage a wide variety of challenging situations.
The RN will be responsible for providing daily care that includes medication management, routine check-ups and treatment of injuries or illnesses.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards.
Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs.
Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care.
Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes.
Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing delicate indicators.
Helps evidence-based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives.
Creates an attentive, helpful, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff.
Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries.
Manages both fervid and physical pain with the aim of promoting relief and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering.
Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan of care.
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns.
Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals.
Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
Works collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated plan of care.
Open and delicate to all team members' unique contributions.
Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Uses strategies and available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and staff.
Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care.
Understand the signs of impending death and their effect on the patient's physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Be able to deal with emotionally difficult situations such as a patient's refusal of medical treatment, comfort patients and their families physically as well as emotionally.
Be able to recognize signs of neglect or abuse in patients and report them to proper authorities.
Be able to explain treatments in terms that patients and families can understand.
Be able to provide assistance with mobility and be aware of any changes that may affect a patient's ability to get around safely at home or in the community.
Provide assistance with eating, bathing, dressing and undressing; perform range-of-motion exercises; and clean up urine, feces, vomit from bed linens, skin wounds.
Transfer patients from bed to wheelchair or commode.
KEY FACTORS Knowledge and expertise of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of nursing care applicable to the area of assignment.
Knowledge of medical terminology; methods and practices of health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease prevention and management; medications and drugs, common dosages, their physical and physiological effects, and possible adverse reactions.
Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing.
Social skills to interact with a wide-range of constituencies.
Must have critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing staff members and physicians/providers.
Ability to provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with care and respect for the diversity of human experience and to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary, modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of separate patients.
General computer skills, including but not limited to:
Microsoft Office, information security, electronic medical documentation, and email.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$65,000.
00 - $70,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
Flexible schedule Medical specialties:
Home Health Hospice & Palliative Medicine Wound Care Physical setting:
Outpatient Standard shift:
Day shift Supplemental schedule:
Extended hours On call Weekly schedule:
Choose your own hours Monday to Friday Rotating weekends Weekends as needed Education:
Associate (Required)
Experience:
Hospice:
1 year (Required)
Experience:
Hospice (Required) License/Certification:
RN License (Required) Driver's License (Required) BLS Certification (Required) Willingness to travel:
100% (Required) Work Location:
On the road.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
.
We are currently seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide physical and emotional support to our patients.
Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response.
The RN will assess each patient's needs and provide daily treatment that promotes their quality of life and independence.
A successful candidate will have a full understanding of home health and hospice & palliative medicine, as well as the ability to manage a wide variety of challenging situations.
The RN will be responsible for providing daily care that includes medication management, routine check-ups and treatment of injuries or illnesses.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards.
Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs.
Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care.
Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes.
Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing delicate indicators.
Helps evidence-based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives.
Creates an attentive, helpful, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff.
Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries.
Manages both fervid and physical pain with the aim of promoting relief and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering.
Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan of care.
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns.
Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals.
Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
Works collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated plan of care.
Open and delicate to all team members' unique contributions.
Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Uses strategies and available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and staff.
Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care.
Understand the signs of impending death and their effect on the patient's physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Be able to deal with emotionally difficult situations such as a patient's refusal of medical treatment, comfort patients and their families physically as well as emotionally.
Be able to recognize signs of neglect or abuse in patients and report them to proper authorities.
Be able to explain treatments in terms that patients and families can understand.
Be able to provide assistance with mobility and be aware of any changes that may affect a patient's ability to get around safely at home or in the community.
Provide assistance with eating, bathing, dressing and undressing; perform range-of-motion exercises; and clean up urine, feces, vomit from bed linens, skin wounds.
Transfer patients from bed to wheelchair or commode.
KEY FACTORS Knowledge and expertise of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of nursing care applicable to the area of assignment.
Knowledge of medical terminology; methods and practices of health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease prevention and management; medications and drugs, common dosages, their physical and physiological effects, and possible adverse reactions.
Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing.
Social skills to interact with a wide-range of constituencies.
Must have critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing staff members and physicians/providers.
Ability to provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with care and respect for the diversity of human experience and to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary, modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of separate patients.
General computer skills, including but not limited to:
Microsoft Office, information security, electronic medical documentation, and email.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$65,000.
00 - $70,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
Flexible schedule Medical specialties:
Home Health Hospice & Palliative Medicine Wound Care Physical setting:
Outpatient Standard shift:
Day shift Supplemental schedule:
Extended hours On call Weekly schedule:
Choose your own hours Monday to Friday Rotating weekends Weekends as needed Education:
Associate (Required)
Experience:
Hospice:
1 year (Required)
Experience:
Hospice (Required) License/Certification:
RN License (Required) Driver's License (Required) BLS Certification (Required) Willingness to travel:
100% (Required) Work Location:
On the road.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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