Compassionate Hospice Home Care Nurse

Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC); Cockeysville (MD); On-site; USD 67,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

The Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) is seeking a Hospice Home Care Nurse to provide compassionate, patient-centered nursing and family support in home and facility settings. You will identify care needs and implement plans in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include direct patient care, care planning, teaching families, coordinating with physicians and facilities, and ensuring safe medication administration and infection control in a home or hospice setting.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable of universal precautions for infection control and practices safe nursing standards for self protection
• Strong time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to be patient and family focused
• Skill in the use of EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and/or ability to learn

Responsibilities

• Completes initial assessment of patient and family to ascertain home care needs - including physical, emotional, spiritual and mental status
• Prepares and implements the care plan for patient/family unit in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Group
• Provides direct nursing care to patients in order to maintain highest level of care for the patient in conjunction with the primary physician
• Plans and supervises the delivery of care by the HHA
• Cooperates with Clinical Manager in utilization of other team members, outside agencies, and community resources
• Updates primary physician when necessary and regularly on a monthly basis. Updates interdisciplinary team at patient care conference
• Teaches family members, facility staff , hired caregivers, patient care skills, including: pain control, medication (RN titrates medication within prescribed range), injections, draws blood for labs, manages IV's, dressing changes, hygiene, nutrition, checking vital signs in accordance with orders from physician, as well as addressing emotional needs
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment necessary in the facility setting are made available
• Attends patient, family and facility at time of patient's death

Skills

Infection control

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Patient and family focus

EMR proficiency

Education

ADN

BSN

Tools

EMR (Electronic Medical Record)

Job description

The Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) is seeking a Hospice Home Care Nurse to provide compassionate, patient-centered nursing and family support in home and facility settings. You will identify care needs and implement plans in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include direct patient care, care planning, teaching families, coordinating with physicians and facilities, and ensuring safe medication administration and infection control in a home or hospice setting.