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　　Premier Hospice Arizona

　　Overview

　　The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.

　　Responsibilities

　　Completes an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs

　　Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es)

　　Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process

　　Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:

　　Writing and initiating plan of care

　　Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs

　　Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary

　　Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change

　　Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis

　　Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis, and incorporates palliative nursing actions

　　Includes the patient and the family in the planning process

　　Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures

　　Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care

　　Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs

　　Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan

　　Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care

　　Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload

　　Completes, maintains and=0 submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given

　　Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate

　　Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required

　　Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan

　　Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate

　　Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers

　　Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group

　　Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient

　　Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care

　　Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver

　　Attends interdisciplinary group meetings

　　Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy

　　Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and servicesare available

　　Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required

　　Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes

　　Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments

　　Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities

　　Qualifications

　　Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

　　Current Registered Nurse licensure in State and American Heart Association CPR certification required; CPR certification may be offered and completed upon hire

　　Bachelor’s degree preferred, with one (1) year of hospice experience preferred

　　Management experience not required; Responsible for supervising hospice aides

　　Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist

　　About our Line of Business

　　At Premier Hospice Arizona, our primary ambition is to bring first-class care to the warmest and most serene environment possible: home. We provide the full spectrum of hospice services, thoughtfully tailored to the individual needs of patients and families. As part of the BrightSpring Health Services family of brands, Premier Hospice and Home Health is grounded in a foundational commitment to providing exceptional patient care and championing our agency leadership and teams. We are proud to have some of the best and brightest individuals in the health care industry on our team. We are confident you will find purpose, meaning and a chance to make a positive impact from day one. For more information about Premier Hospice and Home Health, please visitwww.premierhospiceaz.com (https://premierhospiceandhomehealth.com/arizona/) . Follow us onFacebook (https://www.facebook.com/PremierHospiceAndHomeHealth) .

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　　Job LocationsUS-AZ-PHOENIX

　　ID 2024-134032

　　Line of Business Premier Hospice Arizona

　　Position Type Full-Time