What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Home Visit Nurse position at Harmony Hospice?
Hospice Home Visit Nurse
Harmony Hospice is seeking compassionate and caring Registered Nurses to join our team of Hospice and Home Health providers. We provide high-quality one-on-one patient care, educate, and guide our hospice patient as well as their family/significant other. We strongly believe that continuity of care is important. This is the perfect position for the nurse that would like to supplement income and/or explore another setting within the field of nursing. In home Hospice may be just what you’re looking for. Consider joining our team of professionals! Apply now!
This position is a hybrid position focusing on Hospice Care and Home Health Visits. We are offering this position as part-time, full-time, or PRN depending on applicant availability.
Requirements:
- Graduate of nursing school and currently holding a RN license.
- 1 year of previous nursing experience, preferred
- Previous home health care experience, preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively and work as a part of an interdisciplinary team
- Strong ability to use critical thinking and deduction when performing job tasks and evaluating patient needs
- Ability to consistently connect with patients one-on-one
- Responsible, compassionate, and caring demeanor
Job Responsibilities:
- Providing services in accordance with the patient’s Plan of Care
- Performing initial evaluations, building Plan of Care, and regularly reevaluating patient’s nursing needs
- Initiating appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures
- Preparing clinical and progress notes for each patient visit via EMR
- Preparing summaries of care conferences on patients in a timely manner
- Informing Physician and Director of Clinical services of changes to patient’s condition and/or needs as appropriate
- Counseling the patient and family/significant others in meeting nursing and related needs
- Supervising and teaching other nursing personnel and CNAs/HHAs
- Completing and submitting OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges, and significant change in condition
Job Types: Full-time, part-time , or PRN depending on applicant availability Pay: Compensation is based on experience
Harmony Hospice is a part of a network of health providers, The Home Care Group, which have been providing health care services for nearly 35 years. We believe that care begins with our highly skilled staff. Located in three states throughout the Midwest and Florida, our network offers the security and growth opportunities of a larger corporation without sacrificing the family-oriented personal experience that gave us our start nearly 35 years ago.
Harmony Hospice supplied the following inclusive hiring information: We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, PRN
Expected hours: 5 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Home Health
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Application Question(s):
- We serve hospice patients in their homes primarily in Mason and Manistee Counties but our service area is in the surrounding areas as well. What area are you interested in covering?
Experience:
- Hospice care: 1 year (Preferred)
- Nursing: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- RN License (Required)
- BLS Certification (Required)
- Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Manistee, MI: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (Required)
Work Location: On the road