Hospice - PRN - Registered Nurse (RN)

Frontpoint Health; Highland (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontpoint Health is seeking a Hospice Nurse (or RN) in Highland, Indiana, to provide essential healthcare services in patients' homes. You'll manage patient care with responsibilities that include IV administration, wound care, and comprehensive assessments.

Ideal candidates will have a current Texas RN license and at least 2 years of Home Health experience. Reliable transportation, CPR certification, and EMR experience are also required. The position emphasizes patient comfort and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA.

Qualifications

• Must have a current Texas State license as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a RN in Home Health.
• Reliable transportation and Texas Drivers License required.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient care and perform skilled assessments.
• Administer medications and provide wound care.
• Maintain patient's clinical records and ensure HIPAA compliance.

Skills

Patient assessment

IV administration

Wound care

Medication administration

Patient education

Education

Current Texas State license as a Registered Nurse

CPR certification

EMR experience (Kinsser preferred)

Job description

Sugarland, TX 77477

As a Hospice Nurse or RN, you will be responsible for traveling to several homes a day to administer healthcare services and help patients maintain their independence. Duties may include administering at home IVs, changing dressings, cleaning wounds, and foley/catheter insertions.

Responsibilities

• Case management and supervised visits.
• Perform skilled and comprehensive assessment of the patient during the initial admission.
• Assess and chart observations of the patient’s condition at each visit (vital signs).
• Provide skilled nursing care as needed in accordance with the plan of care (administering medication, cleaning/dressing wounds, assessing the healing progress).
• Provide proper patient education for home health care procedures and strategies.
• Responsible for the overall clinical record maintenance to include visit note (must be completed within 24 hours), comprehensive assessments, including OASIS (must be completed within 48 hours), medication profile, orders/plan submitted in a timely manner, etc.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient PHI through HIPAA law.
• Keep the patient comfortable through palliative care.

Qualifications

• Current Texas State license as a Registered Nurse.
• 2+ years experience as a RN in Home Health.
• Current CPR certification.
• Reliable transportation.
• Texas Drivers License and Auto Liability Insurance.
• Current TB Skin Test
• EMR experience (Kinsser preferred).