DUTIES

• To plan, coordinate and provide hospice care in accordance with the patient's plan of care.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates hospice care by working with other team members as well as with the patients/family members to ensure needs are met.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of hospice services to the patient and family on an ongoing basis. Perform evaluations for hospice care along with informational visits as needed.
• Utilize the nursing process to provide professional nursing care.
• Consult with the attending physician and Hospice Medical Director concerning changes in patients’ condition requiring order changes and/or changes in the plan of care.
• Coordinate patient services with other members of the IDG as well as contracted services, when needed.
• Submit complete, accurate and relevant clinical notes in a timely manner.
• Submit patient visit schedule weekly.
• Participate in IDG and case conferences
• Take responsibility for ensuring patients’ plans of care are kept current.
• Participate in staff development meeting.
• Provide education to patients/family members regarding the dying process, plan of care and offers guidance with healthcare decisions.
• Provide dietary counseling, taking into account health issues and dietary changes at the end of life.
• Perform death visit per agency’s policy.
• Participate in the patient’s discharge planning process.
• Conduct an initial as well as ongoing comprehensive assessments of the patients.
• Conduct a physical examination of the patient, including vital signs, physical assessment, mental status, appetite and type of diet, etc.
• Nursing services, treatments and preventative procedures requiring substantial specialized skill and ordered by the physician.
• Observing signs and symptoms and reporting to the physician reactions to treatments, including drugs, as well as changes in the patient's physical or emotional condition.
• Discuss with the supervisor problems concerning the patients and possible resolution.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be licensed in the State as a Registered Nurse.
• One year of hospice experience.

Job Types: Part-time, PRN

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Hospice: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Ann Arbor, MI: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road