This is a 3-12s, 9am - 9:30 pm position to care for hospice patients where they call home (facilities, private homes, etc.) The weekend rotation for this position is 1 full weekend and 1 weekend day every 6 weeks, holiday requirement is 2 a year, and there no on call required.

Learn more about Hospice and Palliative Care at Cleveland Clinic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOQhUcfZ9kk

A Day in the Life of a Hospice Nurse:

https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/2017/05/day-life-hospice-nurse/

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This position is eligible for the Student Loan Repayment Program.

Responsibilities:

• Performs accurate and complete admission assessments and reassessments within specified time frame. 
• Assesses patient for safety risks, abuse and neglect.
• Assesses and documents patient’s pain using appropriate pain scale and manages patient’s pain.
• Prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs/problems in collaboration with patient, family and health care team.
• Plans delivery of patient care in collaboration with other disciplines to promote wellness and facilitate the discharge planning process.
• Delegates appropriate components of the care plan to other members of the disciplinary team.
• Provides supervision, assessment, planning and direct patient care to hospice patients in accordance with agency policies and procedures and the plan of care established by the interdisciplinary team.
• Administers medication and treatments safely and accurately with a focus on patient comfort.
• Coordinates care for managing a caseload of patients.
• Documents changes in patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care/interventions.
• Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of expected outcomes.
• Assesses educational needs of patients, care givers and family considering cultural issues and other special challenges.
• Provides teaching and educational material to the patient and/or significant other concerning the following topics when applicable:  diagnosis, diagnostic tests and procedures, safe and proper use of equipment, reason for and safe use of medication food/drug interactions, injury prevention, self-care and nutritional needs.
• Serves as a preceptor for new nursing staff and provides observation visits as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• BSN preferred.  Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required. 

Certifications:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Ohio
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
• For Hospice field staff only, Valid State Driver’s License required; per policy 8-175 thereafter
• For Hospice field staff only, Proof of automobile insurance with $100,000/$300,000 coverage required; per policy 8-175 thereafter
• Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse certification preferred.

Competencies (Complexity of Work):

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum two years critical care and/or medical/surgical experience preferred.
• Previous Hospice and/or oncology experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting packages, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Heavy work – Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.  Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Keywords: 3-12s, palliative, hospice, registered nurse, comfort care