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The Hospice Registered Nurse is responsible for pain management, symptom control in the delivery of care to hospice patients, as established by the plan of care, the interdisciplinary team, attending physician and Hospice Medical Director.
Territory: Cobb
Schedule: Full time M-F 8AM-5PM and on-call rotation
Essential Job Functions:
- Ensures the timely and adequate delivery of hospice services to the terminally ill patient and their family, operating within the plan of care as established by the hospice team and attending physician.
• Assesses the total needs of the patient/family during regularly scheduled and after hour home visits; Documents: assessment, identified problems, nursing interventions, goals, and outcomes of interventions.
• Coordinates total patient/family hospice care under the supervision of the Director and with the interdisciplinary team, the attending physician, and other providers; documents such coordination.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in the development, review and revision of the clinical component of patient/family plan of care, including exchange of information, review of problems, assessing effectiveness of interventions and documenting outcomes.
• Ensures continuity of care between patient/family, team members, ancillary providers, long term and inpatient care facilities, and the attending physician.
• Communicates patient/family/caregiver needs, ongoing nursing assessment, interventions, goals and outcomes through the interdisciplinary process.
• Provides and documents continuing education of the hospice concept of care to patients and their families/caregivers.
• Supervises the delivery of patient care provided by Hospice Aides, Licensed Practical Nurses; ensuring compliance with the established plan of care and completing required documentation of supervision.
• Facilitates the delivery of hospice services to patients residing in long term care facilities, documenting joint coordination of care with facility professional staff, and attending facility care plan meetings as appropriate.
• Participates in on-call rotation for delivery of care after office hours, on weekends, and holidays.
• Provides ongoing monitoring of patient appropriateness for hospice services and completes required documentation for certification and recertification.
Why Join Our Team?
- Our clinical team is a family of clinicians who work together to meet the needs of each patient
- Nationwide career opportunities where our leaders encourage advancements
- Our clinicians enjoy the flexibility of getting to build rapport with patients to produce the best clinical outcomes
- We know that our clinicians make or break the organization’s success
- We work with new grads that want to make a difference in patient’s lives
Aveanna Healthcare Offers:
- 401(k) with match
- Health, Dental and Vision Benefits for employees at 30+ hours
- Tuition Discounts and Reimbursement
- PTO, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
Requirements:
- An active RN License in the state of application
- Valid CPR
Preferred:
- At least 1 year of experience in a hospice setting
HHH
As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.
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Please apply or call one of us to learn more For further inquiries about this opportunity, please contact one of our Talent Specialists, Hema at (63 or) Vignesh Chinnaiyan at (224) 507-1296 Title: Test Method Validation Engineer Duration: 6 Months with potential to extend and convertion to FTE Location: San Diego, CA Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position.
Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered.
Shift Time
- 8 AM to 5 PM Overtime Hours: Possible Description: Meet the team: Join a dynamic and collaborative multi-disciplined engineering team at client.
We support the organization by standing up pilot manufacturing lines for new product development.
These manufacturing lines are intended to prototype, evaluate and validate product designs.
This role is crucial to develop the software systems which capture, store and view the data which is produced from the manufacturing line.
Where you come in: Develop test methods through Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and/or Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (GRandR) methodology to assess and improve measurement reliability Lead Test Method Validation (TMV) activities including protocol development, execution, and reporting.
Create and release test fixtures or equipment including CAD, drawings, prototyping, fabrication and implementation into a manufacturing environment Plan and perform Design of Experiment (DOE) to characterize and determine optimal processing and/or test methods Design, document and optimize new manufacturing process/assembly steps and operating procedures for new stations, equipment, and processes within a regulated quality system.
Analyze data using statistical tools (JMP or Minitab) to evaluate method/process performance and identify areas for improvement.
Collaborate cross-functionally with RandD, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to ensure test methods meet product and business requirements.
Author and maintain validation documentation including protocols, reports, and risk assessments.
Looking for Mechanical system testing, leak, pressure testing, water-immersive system testing, and eventually Electromechanical testing is a must-have need.
Open to non-medical candidates; need to be a strong fit.
What makes you successful: Strong problem solving skills when validating both destructive and non-destructive test methods.
Highly familiar with vision-based metrology equipment Have a preventative mindset through anticipating potential problems.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Flexibility to occasionally work 2nd shift based on equipment availability.
Proficiency in statistical analysis software (e.g.
JMP, Minitab) Experience with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet Experience with MSA (Measurement System Analysis) or GR-R methodology will be required.
Experience with CAD is a must-have.
SolidWorks will be preferred.
Required Skills (top 3 non-negotiables): End-to-end Test Method Validation (TMV) or Gauge RandR Vision-based equipment for Dimensional Inspection Medical Device Industry Exp Preferred Skills (nice to have) Mechanical Tensile or Compression Testing (Instron) Statistical Data Experience JMP or Minitab Process Development (DOE) Overall Experience: Ideal will be 6-9 years; 4-5 years will be considered.
Software Skills Required: JMP or Minitab is preferred, but not required Education Requirements: BS in Mechanical Engineering or Bioengineering Number of Interviews: 2 rounds About us: DivIHN, the 'IT Asset Performance Services' organization, provides Professional Consulting, Custom Projects, and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond.
The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization, Specialization, and Collaboration.
DivIHN is an equal opportunity employer.
DivIHN does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.
Medical Device, Test Method Validation, Gauge Randamp;R
With a passion for life
Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers - and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.
Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.
Job Overview
The R&D Test Engineer is responsible for being the lead in development of test methodology and test plan development supporting the verification and validation testing for medical devices, including improvements. This position will also support the authoring and execution of test protocols. This position is an individual contributor role.
Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties:
- Translate Design Requirements into Design Verification and Validation (V&V) Testing
- Own Test Method Validation (TMV) for novel testing approaches
- Design test setup and methodology for product testing
- Own novel complex protocol development
- Lead test failure investigations and document deviations
- Chair cross-functional reviews for protocols, test reports, and deviations
- Research different test methods and standards
- Advise and support improvements to verification and validation SOPs and tools
- Write work instructions, protocols, reports
- Perform other product development and laboratory tasks on an as-needed basis
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Meet the qualifications of the job through education, training, or prior experience
- Experience with current industry practices for performing and documenting verification
- Ability to communicate within the discipline and with others who are perhaps not as technically trained
- Ability to work collaboratively with others and share deliverable responsibilities among the team
- Work in an organized, methodical manner
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Adequate computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite)
- Able to take precise measurements
- Able to solve problems
- Able to troubleshoot
- Able to analyze & interpret data
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in R&D or Engineering preferred
- 3-5 years' experience in R&D or related field
Quality Requirements:
Build Quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance with all quality requirements.
- Ensure compliance with all FDA and Worldwide Quality & Compliance regulations (As applicable to the job function).
- Must have the education and experience to understand and comply with U.S. and Worldwide medical device regulations (As applicable to your job function).
- Attend all required Quality & Compliance training at the specified interval.
- Adopt the "Beyond Compliance Quality Culture" in the work environment; always meet and exceed requirements.
Environmental/Safety/Physical Work Conditions:
- Use of computer and telephone equipment and other related office accessories/devices to complete assignments
- Able to lift to 15 lbs.
- Ability and willingness to travel to outside test labs to execute/support any offsite lab testing activities
- Wear face masks and PPE wherever required.
- Integrate environmental considerations into all aspects of work and maintaining compliance to all environmental, health, and safety requirements
- Ensure review of all processes and activities for potential environmental improvements and implement necessary changes as applicable to the job function.
- Must have general understanding, at a minimum, of Getinge Environmental Policy.
- Consider environmental legislation and regulations as a minimum requirement
- May require sitting or standing for long periods of time depending on the project.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
$90,000-$105,000/annually + 4% STIP
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About us
With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.
Benefits at Getinge:
At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
- 401k plan with company match
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Benefits
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Commuter Benefits
- Parental and Caregiver Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Title: Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (NPI)
Location: Greater Bethel Area, CT (100% Onsite)
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Status: Accepting Candidates
About the role
Seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to support New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives within a regulated medical device manufacturing environment. This role focuses on engineering scalable manufacturing processes, supporting product launches, and leading validation activities to ensure production readiness.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as Manufacturing Engineering lead on NPI programs from concept through production transfer.
- Design and optimize scalable manufacturing processes, tooling, and fixtures.
- Program and troubleshoot CNC machining operations (Milling, Multi-Axis, Wire EDM).
- Lead IQ/OQ/PQ validation, TMV studies, and equipment commissioning activities.
- Create and maintain manufacturing documentation in compliance with ISO 13485 and internal QMS.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, safety, and efficiency.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of Manufacturing Engineering experience (flexible to 3–4 years).
- Hands-on experience with IQ/OQ/PQ validation in regulated manufacturing.
- Strong exposure to CNC programming (G-code/M-code preferred).
- Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of ISO 13485 and structured QMS environments.
- Must be able to work onsite 100%.
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES
1. Complete the initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of patient and family/caregiver needs and provide direct or supervised nursing services based on a developed plan of care.
2. Develop an individualized plan of care, in collaboration with the hospice interdisciplinary team, patient, and family, based on assessment, identification of needs, and patient and family/caregiver goals and preferences. Incorporate palliative nursing interventions.
3. Communicate with the physician (Attending and Hospice) regarding the patient’s needs, response to treatment, and changes in the patient’s condition; obtain/receive physician orders as required.
4. Work closely with other members of the IDG, and in cooperation with family/caregiver to provide holistic physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual services, including bereavement support to the patient and family to achieve the highest quality of care.
5. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
6. Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision and values of the Agency on a daily basis.
1.0 45% QUALITY OF WORK
1.1 15%
Utilizing all aspects of the Nursing Process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) with appropriate skill to effectively carry out the Plan of Care for each patient as evidenced by:
- Assessing the patients’ and family/caregivers’ physical, psychosocial, bereavement, environmental, safety, and developmental needs.
- Implementing the Hospice Plan of Care as prescribed by the physician and in conjunction with the other members of the interdisciplinary group, and revising the Hospice Plan of Care as patients’ needs change.
- Providing care to patients and families through the utilization of interventions and evaluation of outcomes of care.
- Managing all aspects of the patient’s plan of care, based on the changing needs of the patient and family/caregiver, to anticipate, prevent, treat, and manage pain and other undesirable symptoms through ongoing communication of collected data and assessment findings, and collaborating with other interdisciplinary team members.
- Provide support, instruction, and education of the patient, family and other caregivers who participate in the care of the patient in relation to needs identified on the plan of care, including, but not limited to: disease process and progression, medications, pain, symptoms associated with disease, oxygen safety, hospice philosophy, and care of the terminally ill.
1.2 15%
Effectively and efficiently assists in the care of hospice patients and assists in the coordination of care with the interdisciplinary team.
- Maintains open communication and coordination of care, acting as a liaison between hospice medical provider, patient/family, and hospice team.
- Performs ongoing assessment of the patient based on the Plan of Care and communicates findings to the Hospice Physician and other interdisciplinary team members as appropriate.
- Performs and reports assessment findings of the patient’s pain and other undesirable symptoms to the Hospice Physician in a timely manner.
- Maintains an accurate and updated medical record, including all coordination of care notes, on-going assessments, communications with others involved in patient’s care, and any other information pertinent to the care of the patient.
- Provides supervision of patients’ assigned LPN and CNA, in accordance with Medicare guidelines and agency policy.
- Attends and participates in regularly scheduled interdisciplinary group meetings.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Reports abuse and neglect in accordance with state laws and regulations as well as organization policy and procedure.
1.3 10%
Appropriately communicates information in accordance with agency policies and procedures and discipline specific guidelines.
- Documents nursing assessments, identified problems, measurable goals of care, and limitations to provision of care, care interventions, and response to care in the electronic medical record.
- Documents all patient related visits and phone calls within the EMR and ensures documentation is completed and synchronized after visit completion.
- Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
- Documents all physician orders received within the EMR.
- Consults and collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary team and others involved in the patient’s care.
- Maintains close contact with the patient’s family/caregiver to provide information, support, and continuity of care.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with long-term care facility personnel to support patient care and ensure quality symptom management.
1.4 5%
Contributes to program effectiveness as evidenced by:
- Provides holistic, patient/family-centered care across treatment settings to ensure continuity of care and facilitate attainment of goals of care.
- Provides medication review and reconciliation of medication list within the EMR. Ensures medications necessary to ensure patient comfort are available.
- Maintains a high level of knowledge pertaining to the management of pain and symptoms in the dying process.
- Participates in the provision of 24/7 on-call nursing services.
- Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintain and upgrade professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes and completion of required annual training.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
2.0 30% EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS:
2.1 20% Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently as evidenced by:
- Scheduling self to reduce driving time and mileage and utilizing resources to prevent duplicate driving or trips by determining if others are in the area.
- Ordering only supplies that are needed and is conscientious of minimizing on-hand inventory.
- Ensuring Durable Medical Equipment (DME) is ordered in bulk to reduce delivery cost.
- Ensuring provision of medical supplies is limited to only what is needed in the home.
- Assessing and cleaning medical supply care boxes, bags, and electronic devices every month, maintaining appropriate documentation
- Practicing personal cost containment by responsible use of equipment, supplies, and resources.
2.2 10% Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance team performance as evidenced by:
- Reporting to work on time and returning promptly from errands, breaks, and meals.
- Managing personal work schedule and time off to promote smooth agency operations.
- Assisting other team members to ensure completion of all work assignments.
- Demonstrating flexibility with changing workload/assignments.
- Does not exceed accrued PTO or qualified leave of absence(s).* cannot exceed
3.0 25% TEAM WORK, MISSION, VISION, VALUES:
3.1 25% Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the team (i.e. co-workers, supervisors, physicians, etc.) as evidenced by:
- Responding to all customers in a courteous, sensitive and respectful manner.
- Demonstrating respect for team members.
- Managing stress and personal feelings without a negative impact on the team
- Working collaboratively and cooperating with other departments.
- Completing the review period without any formal disciplinary action.
- Presenting a clean and neat appearance in personal attire and one’s work area.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
1. Education: Graduate of NLN accredited school of nursing and current license to practice professional nursing as a Registered nurse in the state; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
2. Licensure / Certifications: Must have current Registered Nurse license in NC, NC drivers license with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization, and a current American Heart Association CPR certification.
3. Experience: Minimum of one years’ clinical experience required; hospice experience preferred.
4. Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Working knowledge of Word, E-mail, typing of 30 wpm, basic technical or medical knowledge of home health billing requirements. Advanced customer service skills to respond with simple answers, etc.
5. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work independently as well as effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
6. Essential Physical Requirements: Intermittent physical activity including walking, standing, sitting, lifting, and supporting patients
7. Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to concentrate with large volumes of paperwork and data entry, handle pressure of deadlines, good judgment, ability to organize and prioritize workload independently. Emotional/mental stability and stamina
8. Essential Sensory Requirements: Keen observation skills.
9. Exposure to Hazards: May be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in workin
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES
1. Complete the initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of patient and family/caregiver needs and provide direct or supervised nursing services based on a developed plan of care.
2. Develop an individualized plan of care, in collaboration with the hospice interdisciplinary team, patient, and family, based on assessment, identification of needs, and patient and family/caregiver goals and preferences. Incorporate palliative nursing interventions.
3. Communicate with the physician (Attending and Hospice) regarding the patient’s needs, response to treatment, and changes in the patient’s condition; obtain/receive physician orders as required.
4. Work closely with other members of the IDG, and in cooperation with family/caregiver to provide holistic physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual services, including bereavement support to the patient and family to achieve the highest quality of care.
5. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
6. Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision and values of the Agency on a daily basis.
1.0 45% QUALITY OF WORK
1.1 15%
Utilizing all aspects of the Nursing Process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) with appropriate skill to effectively carry out the Plan of Care for each patient as evidenced by:
- Assessing the patients’ and family/caregivers’ physical, psychosocial, bereavement, environmental, safety, and developmental needs.
- Implementing the Hospice Plan of Care as prescribed by the physician and in conjunction with the other members of the interdisciplinary group, and revising the Hospice Plan of Care as patients’ needs change.
- Providing care to patients and families through the utilization of interventions and evaluation of outcomes of care.
- Managing all aspects of the patient’s plan of care, based on the changing needs of the patient and family/caregiver, to anticipate, prevent, treat, and manage pain and other undesirable symptoms through ongoing communication of collected data and assessment findings, and collaborating with other interdisciplinary team members.
- Provide support, instruction, and education of the patient, family and other caregivers who participate in the care of the patient in relation to needs identified on the plan of care, including, but not limited to: disease process and progression, medications, pain, symptoms associated with disease, oxygen safety, hospice philosophy, and care of the terminally ill.
1.2 15%
Effectively and efficiently assists in the care of hospice patients and assists in the coordination of care with the interdisciplinary team.
- Maintains open communication and coordination of care, acting as a liaison between hospice medical provider, patient/family, and hospice team.
- Performs ongoing assessment of the patient based on the Plan of Care and communicates findings to the Hospice Physician and other interdisciplinary team members as appropriate.
- Performs and reports assessment findings of the patient’s pain and other undesirable symptoms to the Hospice Physician in a timely manner.
- Maintains an accurate and updated medical record, including all coordination of care notes, on-going assessments, communications with others involved in patient’s care, and any other information pertinent to the care of the patient.
- Provides supervision of patients’ assigned LPN and CNA, in accordance with Medicare guidelines and agency policy.
- Attends and participates in regularly scheduled interdisciplinary group meetings.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Reports abuse and neglect in accordance with state laws and regulations as well as organization policy and procedure.
1.3 10%
Appropriately communicates information in accordance with agency policies and procedures and discipline specific guidelines.
- Documents nursing assessments, identified problems, measurable goals of care, and limitations to provision of care, care interventions, and response to care in the electronic medical record.
- Documents all patient related visits and phone calls within the EMR and ensures documentation is completed and synchronized after visit completion.
- Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
- Documents all physician orders received within the EMR.
- Consults and collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary team and others involved in the patient’s care.
- Maintains close contact with the patient’s family/caregiver to provide information, support, and continuity of care.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with long-term care facility personnel to support patient care and ensure quality symptom management.
1.4 5%
Contributes to program effectiveness as evidenced by:
- Provides holistic, patient/family-centered care across treatment settings to ensure continuity of care and facilitate attainment of goals of care.
- Provides medication review and reconciliation of medication list within the EMR. Ensures medications necessary to ensure patient comfort are available.
- Maintains a high level of knowledge pertaining to the management of pain and symptoms in the dying process.
- Participates in the provision of 24/7 on-call nursing services.
- Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintain and upgrade professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes and completion of required annual training.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
2.0 30% EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS:
2.1 20% Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently as evidenced by:
- Scheduling self to reduce driving time and mileage and utilizing resources to prevent duplicate driving or trips by determining if others are in the area.
- Ordering only supplies that are needed and is conscientious of minimizing on-hand inventory.
- Ensuring Durable Medical Equipment (DME) is ordered in bulk to reduce delivery cost.
- Ensuring provision of medical supplies is limited to only what is needed in the home.
- Assessing and cleaning medical supply care boxes, bags, and electronic devices every month, maintaining appropriate documentation
- Practicing personal cost containment by responsible use of equipment, supplies, and resources.
2.2 10% Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance team performance as evidenced by:
- Reporting to work on time and returning promptly from errands, breaks, and meals.
- Managing personal work schedule and time off to promote smooth agency operations.
- Assisting other team members to ensure completion of all work assignments.
- Demonstrating flexibility with changing workload/assignments.
- Does not exceed accrued PTO or qualified leave of absence(s).* cannot exceed
3.0 25% TEAM WORK, MISSION, VISION, VALUES:
3.1 25% Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the team (i.e. co-workers, supervisors, physicians, etc.) as evidenced by:
- Responding to all customers in a courteous, sensitive and respectful manner.
- Demonstrating respect for team members.
- Managing stress and personal feelings without a negative impact on the team
- Working collaboratively and cooperating with other departments.
- Completing the review period without any formal disciplinary action.
- Presenting a clean and neat appearance in personal attire and one’s work area.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
1. Education: Graduate of NLN accredited school of nursing and current license to practice professional nursing as a Registered nurse in the state; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
2. Licensure / Certifications: Must have current Registered Nurse license in NC, NC drivers license with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization, and a current American Heart Association CPR certification.
3. Experience: Minimum of one years’ clinical experience required; hospice experience preferred.
4. Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Working knowledge of Word, E-mail, typing of 30 wpm, basic technical or medical knowledge of home health billing requirements. Advanced customer service skills to respond with simple answers, etc.
5. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work independently as well as effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
6. Essential Physical Requirements: Intermittent physical activity including walking, standing, sitting, lifting, and supporting patients
7. Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to concentrate with large volumes of paperwork and data entry, handle pressure of deadlines, good judgment, ability to organize and prioritize workload independently. Emotional/mental stability and stamina
8. Essential Sensory Requirements: Keen observation skills.
9. Exposure to Hazards: May be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in workin
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES
1. Complete the initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of patient and family/caregiver needs and provide direct or supervised nursing services based on a developed plan of care.
2. Develop an individualized plan of care, in collaboration with the hospice interdisciplinary team, patient, and family, based on assessment, identification of needs, and patient and family/caregiver goals and preferences. Incorporate palliative nursing interventions.
3. Communicate with the physician (Attending and Hospice) regarding the patient’s needs, response to treatment, and changes in the patient’s condition; obtain/receive physician orders as required.
4. Work closely with other members of the IDG, and in cooperation with family/caregiver to provide holistic physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual services, including bereavement support to the patient and family to achieve the highest quality of care.
5. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
6. Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision and values of the Agency on a daily basis.
1.0 45% QUALITY OF WORK
1.1 15%
Utilizing all aspects of the Nursing Process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) with appropriate skill to effectively carry out the Plan of Care for each patient as evidenced by:
- Assessing the patients’ and family/caregivers’ physical, psychosocial, bereavement, environmental, safety, and developmental needs.
- Implementing the Hospice Plan of Care as prescribed by the physician and in conjunction with the other members of the interdisciplinary group, and revising the Hospice Plan of Care as patients’ needs change.
- Providing care to patients and families through the utilization of interventions and evaluation of outcomes of care.
- Managing all aspects of the patient’s plan of care, based on the changing needs of the patient and family/caregiver, to anticipate, prevent, treat, and manage pain and other undesirable symptoms through ongoing communication of collected data and assessment findings, and collaborating with other interdisciplinary team members.
- Provide support, instruction, and education of the patient, family and other caregivers who participate in the care of the patient in relation to needs identified on the plan of care, including, but not limited to: disease process and progression, medications, pain, symptoms associated with disease, oxygen safety, hospice philosophy, and care of the terminally ill.
1.2 15%
Effectively and efficiently assists in the care of hospice patients and assists in the coordination of care with the interdisciplinary team.
- Maintains open communication and coordination of care, acting as a liaison between hospice medical provider, patient/family, and hospice team.
- Performs ongoing assessment of the patient based on the Plan of Care and communicates findings to the Hospice Physician and other interdisciplinary team members as appropriate.
- Performs and reports assessment findings of the patient’s pain and other undesirable symptoms to the Hospice Physician in a timely manner.
- Maintains an accurate and updated medical record, including all coordination of care notes, on-going assessments, communications with others involved in patient’s care, and any other information pertinent to the care of the patient.
- Provides supervision of patients’ assigned LPN and CNA, in accordance with Medicare guidelines and agency policy.
- Attends and participates in regularly scheduled interdisciplinary group meetings.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Reports abuse and neglect in accordance with state laws and regulations as well as organization policy and procedure.
1.3 10%
Appropriately communicates information in accordance with agency policies and procedures and discipline specific guidelines.
- Documents nursing assessments, identified problems, measurable goals of care, and limitations to provision of care, care interventions, and response to care in the electronic medical record.
- Documents all patient related visits and phone calls within the EMR and ensures documentation is completed and synchronized after visit completion.
- Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
- Documents all physician orders received within the EMR.
- Consults and collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary team and others involved in the patient’s care.
- Maintains close contact with the patient’s family/caregiver to provide information, support, and continuity of care.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with long-term care facility personnel to support patient care and ensure quality symptom management.
1.4 5%
Contributes to program effectiveness as evidenced by:
- Provides holistic, patient/family-centered care across treatment settings to ensure continuity of care and facilitate attainment of goals of care.
- Provides medication review and reconciliation of medication list within the EMR. Ensures medications necessary to ensure patient comfort are available.
- Maintains a high level of knowledge pertaining to the management of pain and symptoms in the dying process.
- Participates in the provision of 24/7 on-call nursing services.
- Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintain and upgrade professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes and completion of required annual training.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
2.0 30% EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS:
2.1 20% Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently as evidenced by:
- Scheduling self to reduce driving time and mileage and utilizing resources to prevent duplicate driving or trips by determining if others are in the area.
- Ordering only supplies that are needed and is conscientious of minimizing on-hand inventory.
- Ensuring Durable Medical Equipment (DME) is ordered in bulk to reduce delivery cost.
- Ensuring provision of medical supplies is limited to only what is needed in the home.
- Assessing and cleaning medical supply care boxes, bags, and electronic devices every month, maintaining appropriate documentation
- Practicing personal cost containment by responsible use of equipment, supplies, and resources.
2.2 10% Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance team performance as evidenced by:
- Reporting to work on time and returning promptly from errands, breaks, and meals.
- Managing personal work schedule and time off to promote smooth agency operations.
- Assisting other team members to ensure completion of all work assignments.
- Demonstrating flexibility with changing workload/assignments.
- Does not exceed accrued PTO or qualified leave of absence(s).* cannot exceed
3.0 25% TEAM WORK, MISSION, VISION, VALUES:
3.1 25% Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the team (i.e. co-workers, supervisors, physicians, etc.) as evidenced by:
- Responding to all customers in a courteous, sensitive and respectful manner.
- Demonstrating respect for team members.
- Managing stress and personal feelings without a negative impact on the team
- Working collaboratively and cooperating with other departments.
- Completing the review period without any formal disciplinary action.
- Presenting a clean and neat appearance in personal attire and one’s work area.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
1. Education: Graduate of NLN accredited school of nursing and current license to practice professional nursing as a Registered nurse in the state; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
2. Licensure / Certifications: Must have current Registered Nurse license in NC, NC drivers license with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization, and a current American Heart Association CPR certification.
3. Experience: Minimum of one years’ clinical experience required; hospice experience preferred.
4. Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Working knowledge of Word, E-mail, typing of 30 wpm, basic technical or medical knowledge of home health billing requirements. Advanced customer service skills to respond with simple answers, etc.
5. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work independently as well as effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
6. Essential Physical Requirements: Intermittent physical activity including walking, standing, sitting, lifting, and supporting patients
7. Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to concentrate with large volumes of paperwork and data entry, handle pressure of deadlines, good judgment, ability to organize and prioritize workload independently. Emotional/mental stability and stamina
8. Essential Sensory Requirements: Keen observation skills.
9. Exposure to Hazards: May be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in workin
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES
1. Complete the initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of patient and family/caregiver needs and provide direct or supervised nursing services based on a developed plan of care.
2. Develop an individualized plan of care, in collaboration with the hospice interdisciplinary team, patient, and family, based on assessment, identification of needs, and patient and family/caregiver goals and preferences. Incorporate palliative nursing interventions.
3. Communicate with the physician (Attending and Hospice) regarding the patient’s needs, response to treatment, and changes in the patient’s condition; obtain/receive physician orders as required.
4. Work closely with other members of the IDG, and in cooperation with family/caregiver to provide holistic physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual services, including bereavement support to the patient and family to achieve the highest quality of care.
5. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
6. Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision and values of the Agency on a daily basis.
1.0 45% QUALITY OF WORK
1.1 15%
Utilizing all aspects of the Nursing Process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) with appropriate skill to effectively carry out the Plan of Care for each patient as evidenced by:
- Assessing the patients’ and family/caregivers’ physical, psychosocial, bereavement, environmental, safety, and developmental needs.
- Implementing the Hospice Plan of Care as prescribed by the physician and in conjunction with the other members of the interdisciplinary group, and revising the Hospice Plan of Care as patients’ needs change.
- Providing care to patients and families through the utilization of interventions and evaluation of outcomes of care.
- Managing all aspects of the patient’s plan of care, based on the changing needs of the patient and family/caregiver, to anticipate, prevent, treat, and manage pain and other undesirable symptoms through ongoing communication of collected data and assessment findings, and collaborating with other interdisciplinary team members.
- Provide support, instruction, and education of the patient, family and other caregivers who participate in the care of the patient in relation to needs identified on the plan of care, including, but not limited to: disease process and progression, medications, pain, symptoms associated with disease, oxygen safety, hospice philosophy, and care of the terminally ill.
1.2 15%
Effectively and efficiently assists in the care of hospice patients and assists in the coordination of care with the interdisciplinary team.
- Maintains open communication and coordination of care, acting as a liaison between hospice medical provider, patient/family, and hospice team.
- Performs ongoing assessment of the patient based on the Plan of Care and communicates findings to the Hospice Physician and other interdisciplinary team members as appropriate.
- Performs and reports assessment findings of the patient’s pain and other undesirable symptoms to the Hospice Physician in a timely manner.
- Maintains an accurate and updated medical record, including all coordination of care notes, on-going assessments, communications with others involved in patient’s care, and any other information pertinent to the care of the patient.
- Provides supervision of patients’ assigned LPN and CNA, in accordance with Medicare guidelines and agency policy.
- Attends and participates in regularly scheduled interdisciplinary group meetings.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Reports abuse and neglect in accordance with state laws and regulations as well as organization policy and procedure.
1.3 10%
Appropriately communicates information in accordance with agency policies and procedures and discipline specific guidelines.
- Documents nursing assessments, identified problems, measurable goals of care, and limitations to provision of care, care interventions, and response to care in the electronic medical record.
- Documents all patient related visits and phone calls within the EMR and ensures documentation is completed and synchronized after visit completion.
- Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
- Documents all physician orders received within the EMR.
- Consults and collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary team and others involved in the patient’s care.
- Maintains close contact with the patient’s family/caregiver to provide information, support, and continuity of care.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with long-term care facility personnel to support patient care and ensure quality symptom management.
1.4 5%
Contributes to program effectiveness as evidenced by:
- Provides holistic, patient/family-centered care across treatment settings to ensure continuity of care and facilitate attainment of goals of care.
- Provides medication review and reconciliation of medication list within the EMR. Ensures medications necessary to ensure patient comfort are available.
- Maintains a high level of knowledge pertaining to the management of pain and symptoms in the dying process.
- Participates in the provision of 24/7 on-call nursing services.
- Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintain and upgrade professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes and completion of required annual training.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
2.0 30% EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS:
2.1 20% Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently as evidenced by:
- Scheduling self to reduce driving time and mileage and utilizing resources to prevent duplicate driving or trips by determining if others are in the area.
- Ordering only supplies that are needed and is conscientious of minimizing on-hand inventory.
- Ensuring Durable Medical Equipment (DME) is ordered in bulk to reduce delivery cost.
- Ensuring provision of medical supplies is limited to only what is needed in the home.
- Assessing and cleaning medical supply care boxes, bags, and electronic devices every month, maintaining appropriate documentation
- Practicing personal cost containment by responsible use of equipment, supplies, and resources.
2.2 10% Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance team performance as evidenced by:
- Reporting to work on time and returning promptly from errands, breaks, and meals.
- Managing personal work schedule and time off to promote smooth agency operations.
- Assisting other team members to ensure completion of all work assignments.
- Demonstrating flexibility with changing workload/assignments.
- Does not exceed accrued PTO or qualified leave of absence(s).* cannot exceed
3.0 25% TEAM WORK, MISSION, VISION, VALUES:
3.1 25% Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the team (i.e. co-workers, supervisors, physicians, etc.) as evidenced by:
- Responding to all customers in a courteous, sensitive and respectful manner.
- Demonstrating respect for team members.
- Managing stress and personal feelings without a negative impact on the team
- Working collaboratively and cooperating with other departments.
- Completing the review period without any formal disciplinary action.
- Presenting a clean and neat appearance in personal attire and one’s work area.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
1. Education: Graduate of NLN accredited school of nursing and current license to practice professional nursing as a Registered nurse in the state; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
2. Licensure / Certifications: Must have current Registered Nurse license in NC, NC drivers license with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization, and a current American Heart Association CPR certification.
3. Experience: Minimum of one years’ clinical experience required; hospice experience preferred.
4. Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Working knowledge of Word, E-mail, typing of 30 wpm, basic technical or medical knowledge of home health billing requirements. Advanced customer service skills to respond with simple answers, etc.
5. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work independently as well as effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
6. Essential Physical Requirements: Intermittent physical activity including walking, standing, sitting, lifting, and supporting patients
7. Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to concentrate with large volumes of paperwork and data entry, handle pressure of deadlines, good judgment, ability to organize and prioritize workload independently. Emotional/mental stability and stamina
8. Essential Sensory Requirements: Keen observation skills.
9. Exposure to Hazards: May be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in workin
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES
1. Complete the initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of patient and family/caregiver needs and provide direct or supervised nursing services based on a developed plan of care.
2. Develop an individualized plan of care, in collaboration with the hospice interdisciplinary team, patient, and family, based on assessment, identification of needs, and patient and family/caregiver goals and preferences. Incorporate palliative nursing interventions.
3. Communicate with the physician (Attending and Hospice) regarding the patient’s needs, response to treatment, and changes in the patient’s condition; obtain/receive physician orders as required.
4. Work closely with other members of the IDG, and in cooperation with family/caregiver to provide holistic physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual services, including bereavement support to the patient and family to achieve the highest quality of care.
5. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
6. Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision and values of the Agency on a daily basis.
1.0 45% QUALITY OF WORK
1.1 15%
Utilizing all aspects of the Nursing Process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) with appropriate skill to effectively carry out the Plan of Care for each patient as evidenced by:
- Assessing the patients’ and family/caregivers’ physical, psychosocial, bereavement, environmental, safety, and developmental needs.
- Implementing the Hospice Plan of Care as prescribed by the physician and in conjunction with the other members of the interdisciplinary group, and revising the Hospice Plan of Care as patients’ needs change.
- Providing care to patients and families through the utilization of interventions and evaluation of outcomes of care.
- Managing all aspects of the patient’s plan of care, based on the changing needs of the patient and family/caregiver, to anticipate, prevent, treat, and manage pain and other undesirable symptoms through ongoing communication of collected data and assessment findings, and collaborating with other interdisciplinary team members.
- Provide support, instruction, and education of the patient, family and other caregivers who participate in the care of the patient in relation to needs identified on the plan of care, including, but not limited to: disease process and progression, medications, pain, symptoms associated with disease, oxygen safety, hospice philosophy, and care of the terminally ill.
1.2 15%
Effectively and efficiently assists in the care of hospice patients and assists in the coordination of care with the interdisciplinary team.
- Maintains open communication and coordination of care, acting as a liaison between hospice medical provider, patient/family, and hospice team.
- Performs ongoing assessment of the patient based on the Plan of Care and communicates findings to the Hospice Physician and other interdisciplinary team members as appropriate.
- Performs and reports assessment findings of the patient’s pain and other undesirable symptoms to the Hospice Physician in a timely manner.
- Maintains an accurate and updated medical record, including all coordination of care notes, on-going assessments, communications with others involved in patient’s care, and any other information pertinent to the care of the patient.
- Provides supervision of patients’ assigned LPN and CNA, in accordance with Medicare guidelines and agency policy.
- Attends and participates in regularly scheduled interdisciplinary group meetings.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Reports abuse and neglect in accordance with state laws and regulations as well as organization policy and procedure.
1.3 10%
Appropriately communicates information in accordance with agency policies and procedures and discipline specific guidelines.
- Documents nursing assessments, identified problems, measurable goals of care, and limitations to provision of care, care interventions, and response to care in the electronic medical record.
- Documents all patient related visits and phone calls within the EMR and ensures documentation is completed and synchronized after visit completion.
- Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
- Documents all physician orders received within the EMR.
- Consults and collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary team and others involved in the patient’s care.
- Maintains close contact with the patient’s family/caregiver to provide information, support, and continuity of care.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with long-term care facility personnel to support patient care and ensure quality symptom management.
1.4 5%
Contributes to program effectiveness as evidenced by:
- Provides holistic, patient/family-centered care across treatment settings to ensure continuity of care and facilitate attainment of goals of care.
- Provides medication review and reconciliation of medication list within the EMR. Ensures medications necessary to ensure patient comfort are available.
- Maintains a high level of knowledge pertaining to the management of pain and symptoms in the dying process.
- Participates in the provision of 24/7 on-call nursing services.
- Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintain and upgrade professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes and completion of required annual training.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
2.0 30% EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS:
2.1 20% Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently as evidenced by:
- Scheduling self to reduce driving time and mileage and utilizing resources to prevent duplicate driving or trips by determining if others are in the area.
- Ordering only supplies that are needed and is conscientious of minimizing on-hand inventory.
- Ensuring Durable Medical Equipment (DME) is ordered in bulk to reduce delivery cost.
- Ensuring provision of medical supplies is limited to only what is needed in the home.
- Assessing and cleaning medical supply care boxes, bags, and electronic devices every month, maintaining appropriate documentation
- Practicing personal cost containment by responsible use of equipment, supplies, and resources.
2.2 10% Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance team performance as evidenced by:
- Reporting to work on time and returning promptly from errands, breaks, and meals.
- Managing personal work schedule and time off to promote smooth agency operations.
- Assisting other team members to ensure completion of all work assignments.
- Demonstrating flexibility with changing workload/assignments.
- Does not exceed accrued PTO or qualified leave of absence(s).* cannot exceed
3.0 25% TEAM WORK, MISSION, VISION, VALUES:
3.1 25% Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the team (i.e. co-workers, supervisors, physicians, etc.) as evidenced by:
- Responding to all customers in a courteous, sensitive and respectful manner.
- Demonstrating respect for team members.
- Managing stress and personal feelings without a negative impact on the team
- Working collaboratively and cooperating with other departments.
- Completing the review period without any formal disciplinary action.
- Presenting a clean and neat appearance in personal attire and one’s work area.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
1. Education: Graduate of NLN accredited school of nursing and current license to practice professional nursing as a Registered nurse in the state; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
2. Licensure / Certifications: Must have current Registered Nurse license in NC, NC drivers license with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization, and a current American Heart Association CPR certification.
3. Experience: Minimum of one years’ clinical experience required; hospice experience preferred.
4. Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Working knowledge of Word, E-mail, typing of 30 wpm, basic technical or medical knowledge of home health billing requirements. Advanced customer service skills to respond with simple answers, etc.
5. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work independently as well as effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
6. Essential Physical Requirements: Intermittent physical activity including walking, standing, sitting, lifting, and supporting patients
7. Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to concentrate with large volumes of paperwork and data entry, handle pressure of deadlines, good judgment, ability to organize and prioritize workload independently. Emotional/mental stability and stamina
8. Essential Sensory Requirements: Keen observation skills.
9. Exposure to Hazards: May be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in workin
PRIMARY JOB DUTIES
1. Complete the initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of patient and family/caregiver needs and provide direct or supervised nursing services based on a developed plan of care.
2. Develop an individualized plan of care, in collaboration with the hospice interdisciplinary team, patient, and family, based on assessment, identification of needs, and patient and family/caregiver goals and preferences. Incorporate palliative nursing interventions.
3. Communicate with the physician (Attending and Hospice) regarding the patient’s needs, response to treatment, and changes in the patient’s condition; obtain/receive physician orders as required.
4. Work closely with other members of the IDG, and in cooperation with family/caregiver to provide holistic physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual services, including bereavement support to the patient and family to achieve the highest quality of care.
5. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
6. Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision and values of the Agency on a daily basis.
1.0 45% QUALITY OF WORK
1.1 15%
Utilizing all aspects of the Nursing Process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) with appropriate skill to effectively carry out the Plan of Care for each patient as evidenced by:
- Assessing the patients’ and family/caregivers’ physical, psychosocial, bereavement, environmental, safety, and developmental needs.
- Implementing the Hospice Plan of Care as prescribed by the physician and in conjunction with the other members of the interdisciplinary group, and revising the Hospice Plan of Care as patients’ needs change.
- Providing care to patients and families through the utilization of interventions and evaluation of outcomes of care.
- Managing all aspects of the patient’s plan of care, based on the changing needs of the patient and family/caregiver, to anticipate, prevent, treat, and manage pain and other undesirable symptoms through ongoing communication of collected data and assessment findings, and collaborating with other interdisciplinary team members.
- Provide support, instruction, and education of the patient, family and other caregivers who participate in the care of the patient in relation to needs identified on the plan of care, including, but not limited to: disease process and progression, medications, pain, symptoms associated with disease, oxygen safety, hospice philosophy, and care of the terminally ill.
1.2 15%
Effectively and efficiently assists in the care of hospice patients and assists in the coordination of care with the interdisciplinary team.
- Maintains open communication and coordination of care, acting as a liaison between hospice medical provider, patient/family, and hospice team.
- Performs ongoing assessment of the patient based on the Plan of Care and communicates findings to the Hospice Physician and other interdisciplinary team members as appropriate.
- Performs and reports assessment findings of the patient’s pain and other undesirable symptoms to the Hospice Physician in a timely manner.
- Maintains an accurate and updated medical record, including all coordination of care notes, on-going assessments, communications with others involved in patient’s care, and any other information pertinent to the care of the patient.
- Provides supervision of patients’ assigned LPN and CNA, in accordance with Medicare guidelines and agency policy.
- Attends and participates in regularly scheduled interdisciplinary group meetings.
- Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
- Reports abuse and neglect in accordance with state laws and regulations as well as organization policy and procedure.
1.3 10%
Appropriately communicates information in accordance with agency policies and procedures and discipline specific guidelines.
- Documents nursing assessments, identified problems, measurable goals of care, and limitations to provision of care, care interventions, and response to care in the electronic medical record.
- Documents all patient related visits and phone calls within the EMR and ensures documentation is completed and synchronized after visit completion.
- Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
- Documents all physician orders received within the EMR.
- Consults and collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary team and others involved in the patient’s care.
- Maintains close contact with the patient’s family/caregiver to provide information, support, and continuity of care.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with long-term care facility personnel to support patient care and ensure quality symptom management.
1.4 5%
Contributes to program effectiveness as evidenced by:
- Provides holistic, patient/family-centered care across treatment settings to ensure continuity of care and facilitate attainment of goals of care.
- Provides medication review and reconciliation of medication list within the EMR. Ensures medications necessary to ensure patient comfort are available.
- Maintains a high level of knowledge pertaining to the management of pain and symptoms in the dying process.
- Participates in the provision of 24/7 on-call nursing services.
- Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintain and upgrade professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes and completion of required annual training.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
2.0 30% EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS:
2.1 20% Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently as evidenced by:
- Scheduling self to reduce driving time and mileage and utilizing resources to prevent duplicate driving or trips by determining if others are in the area.
- Ordering only supplies that are needed and is conscientious of minimizing on-hand inventory.
- Ensuring Durable Medical Equipment (DME) is ordered in bulk to reduce delivery cost.
- Ensuring provision of medical supplies is limited to only what is needed in the home.
- Assessing and cleaning medical supply care boxes, bags, and electronic devices every month, maintaining appropriate documentation
- Practicing personal cost containment by responsible use of equipment, supplies, and resources.
2.2 10% Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance team performance as evidenced by:
- Reporting to work on time and returning promptly from errands, breaks, and meals.
- Managing personal work schedule and time off to promote smooth agency operations.
- Assisting other team members to ensure completion of all work assignments.
- Demonstrating flexibility with changing workload/assignments.
- Does not exceed accrued PTO or qualified leave of absence(s).* cannot exceed
3.0 25% TEAM WORK, MISSION, VISION, VALUES:
3.1 25% Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the team (i.e. co-workers, supervisors, physicians, etc.) as evidenced by:
- Responding to all customers in a courteous, sensitive and respectful manner.
- Demonstrating respect for team members.
- Managing stress and personal feelings without a negative impact on the team
- Working collaboratively and cooperating with other departments.
- Completing the review period without any formal disciplinary action.
- Presenting a clean and neat appearance in personal attire and one’s work area.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
1. Education: Graduate of NLN accredited school of nursing and current license to practice professional nursing as a Registered nurse in the state; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
2. Licensure / Certifications: Must have current Registered Nurse license in NC, NC drivers license with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization, and a current American Heart Association CPR certification.
3. Experience: Minimum of one years’ clinical experience required; hospice experience preferred.
4. Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Working knowledge of Word, E-mail, typing of 30 wpm, basic technical or medical knowledge of home health billing requirements. Advanced customer service skills to respond with simple answers, etc.
5. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work independently as well as effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
6. Essential Physical Requirements: Intermittent physical activity including walking, standing, sitting, lifting, and supporting patients
7. Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to concentrate with large volumes of paperwork and data entry, handle pressure of deadlines, good judgment, ability to organize and prioritize workload independently. Emotional/mental stability and stamina
8. Essential Sensory Requirements: Keen observation skills.
9. Exposure to Hazards: May be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in workin