What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Inpatient - Nights position at Hospice of NW Ohio?
This position is responsible for providing primary nursing services to patients and their families in the Inpatient Center(s).
Qualification Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of registered nursing; BSN preferred.
- Currently licensed as an RN through the Ohio Board of Nursing.
- Minimum 1-2 years of clinical experience, with 1 year of experience in an acute setting preferred.
- Has working experience charting in an EMR system, Netsmart system preferred.
- Possesses clinical expertise related to critical thinking, assessment, problem-solving, and technical skills.
- Possesses the ability to provide basic and skilled nursing care, set priorities of care, and appropriately assess limits of intervention.
- Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills; demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and team members regarding care issues.
- Has the ability to work independently and within an interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrates strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
- Must be CPR certified according to the American Heart Association CPR standards
- Understands the hospice philosophy, principles of death/dying, concepts of pain/symptom management, and adult teaching/learning principles.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Implements the complete nursing process for assigned patients and their families, including:
-- follows the plan of treatment and necessary revisions
-- provides hands on patient care, medications, services, and prescribed treatments including those requiring professional nursing skills
-- initiates appropriate referrals to other health disciplines and to other agencies for needed services
-- teaches appropriate care, treatment, information and health practices to patients, families, caretaker(s), and others
-- supervises and evaluates patients’ self-care, care given by family, and care given by LPNs, hospice aides, and volunteers
-- discharges patients according to agency policies
-- Obtains and processes physician orders
-- Maintains a safe environment for patients and uses equipment safely and properly - Coordinates services to maintain continuity of patient care and/or participate in appropriate clinical and interdisciplinary team conference.
- Provides collaborative oversight of LPNs assigned to patient care as needed.
- Instructs Hospice Aides assigned to patient care as needed.
- Fulfills responsibilities of a Hospice Aide as needed.
- Prepares, maintains, and dismisses clinical records in a timely manner according to agency policy.
- Communicates and cooperates with other agency personnel to achieve patient care and agency requirements.
- Participates in developing and maintaining expected standards of quality and quantity of patient care, including participating in record review.
- Participates in selected public relation activities.
- Provides field experience for affiliating students and new Hospice employees.
- Maintains professional nursing standards.
- Actively participates in the hospice quality improvement program, including identifying opportunities for improvement, problem solving and implementing recommendations.
- Participates in in-services or other continuing education to meet own needs and agency requirements.
- Responsible to learn and utilize technology made available by the agency to increase efficiency, communication and performance of duties.
- Attends staff meetings and completes all mandatory training.
- Holds in strictest confidence all patient information and discloses information and data only to persons authorized by Hospice.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Registered Nurses may have exposure to infectious diseases.
