Compassionate Hospice RN — In-Home Pain & Comfort Care

Visiting Nurse Association of SEMO; Dexter (MO); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 74 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is a non-profit organization providing hospice services for patients with terminal illnesses in their private homes, nursing homes, or private facilities. Services are funded through Medicaid, Medicare and Private Pay/Insurance.

The role involves assessing symptoms, teaching patients and caregivers, administering IV and injectable meds, and supporting pain control and wound/ostomy care while coordinating with the physician and hospice IDG team to

Responsabilités

• Assess symptoms of diseases and responses to treatment
• Teach patients and caregivers how to give their own care and provide end of life comfort care, answer questions about meds, diet, disease process, activity, etc.
• Administer IV and injectable meds, perform prescribed treatments
• Assist with pain control
• Provide wound management, and ostomy care
• Restore independence and communicate changes in the patient's health to physician and hospice IDG team as necessary.

Description du poste

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is a non-profit organization providing hospice services for patients with terminal illnesses in their private homes, nursing homes, or private facilities. Services are funded through Medicaid, Medicare and Private Pay/Insurance.

The role involves assessing symptoms, teaching patients and caregivers, administering IV and injectable meds, and supporting pain control and wound/ostomy care while coordinating with the physician and hospice IDG team to