Hospice Nurse Full-time Nights

echrshealth; Charlotte (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton County Medical Care Facility is seeking a Neighborhood Nurse to provide direct nursing care to residents and supervise nursing assistants. The role includes managing admissions/discharges, charting, and ensuring adherence to federal, state, and facility guidelines.

Responsibilities include round with physicians, updating care plans, and maintaining residents' rights. Strong communication and flexibility are essential in this on-site position at the long-term care facility.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in geriatric care and compassion.
• Ability to cooperate with residents, families and staff.
• Flexibility to adapt to varying nursing home routines.
• Competence in operating a mechanical lift.
• Experience supervising nursing staff is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day CENA and resident care in line with policies.
• Participate in admissions, transfers and discharges per regulations.
• Execute physician orders per facility policy and regulatory scope.
• Perform routine charting and document in medical records.
• Follow medication and treatment guidelines per pharmacy and facility policies.
• Maintain rapport with residents, families and staff for adequate nursing services.
• Provide nursing care per scope of practice; communicate changes to physicians.
• Meet with residents/families; relay issues to mentors and adjust plans accordingly.
• Assist in revising care plans and MDS as needed; document updates.
• Ensure residents' rights are maintained per policy and regulations.
• Adhere to supervisor guidance; perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Geriatric care

Team collaboration

Tact and patience

Flexibility

Adaptability

Mechanical lift operation

Education

RN license

Job description

12 Hour Shifts

Neighborhood Nurse shall perform in accordance with state, federal and local laws and within the guidelines of his/her professional organization. All functions shall be performed in accordance with the established policies and practices of Eaton County Medical Care Facility. The primary purpose of your job position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants.

• 1. Supervise, and direct the day to day functions of the CENA and resident care, in accordance with current policies, procedures, rules, regulations and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
• 2. Participate in Admission, transfer and discharge of residents complying with regulations, standards of care and policies.
• 3. Complete and follow through on physician's orders per facility policy and in accordance with regulators in scope of practice.
• 4. Perform routine charting duties as required and in accordance with regulations, standard of care and facility policy and procedures. Sign, date and time all entries made in the resident's medical record.
• 5. Follow the standards of practice when dispensing medications, and treatment along with Pharmacy, State, Federal and facility guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• 6. Develop and maintain a good working rapport with neighborhood residents, family and personnel, as well as others within and outside the facility to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained.
• 7. Rounds with Physicians notify of any changes to Physician, Physician Office, as per Federal and State Regulations Standard of Care, and facility policy.
• 8. To give nursing care per scope of practice to residents that follow Federal and State Regulations, and facility policy. This will be done timely, accurately, as prescribed by Physician, or facility policy.
• 9. Meet with resident's, and/or family members as necessary. Report problem areas to the Clinical Mentor and Social Mentor.
• 10. Recommend to the Clinical Mentor/Social Mentor the equipment and supply needs of your unit/shift.
• 11. Review care plans and cardex daily to ensure that appropriate care is being rendered, that goals, problems, approaches and revisions are based on the residents needs.
• 12. Inform and/or update any changes that need to be made on the care plan to Clinical Mentor.
• 13. Assist the Clinical and Social Mentor in revising the MDS, including corresponding supplemental assessments for accurate MDS coding and implementation of Triggers and RAP's.
• 14. Ensure resident's rights are maintained per facility policy, Federal and State Regulations.
• 15. Any disagreement with a supervisor must not be conveyed to staff. The Neighborhood Nurse can expect the same from the supervisor. It is ok to disagree in private but in public it is key to compliment each other to staff, administrators and family.
• 16. All other duties as assigned by the Clinical and/or Social Mentor.

Qualifications

Must have genuine interest in geriatric work.
Must have the ability to cooperate with others and use tact and patience in dealing with residents, their families and visitors.
Ability to be flexible to meet changing demands as necessitated by variations in the nursing home routine.
Capable of adapting to frequent changes in routine.
Able to competently operate a mechanical lift.

Experience

Experience as a general staff nurse, in which administrative and supervisory ability has been demonstrated.

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current registration/ licensing with the State Board of Nursing Examiners. Attends continuing education seminars and workshops as required to maintain current licensing, in addition to participating in in-house inservice workshops.