HOSPICE-Registered Nurse (Dallas)

Deercreekseniorliving; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Custom Care Hospice in Dallas is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide patient-centered hospice care. The role involves completing assessments, developing care plans, and coordinating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure patients' needs are met.

The ideal candidate will have a valid RN license and experience in hospice or home health care. We value our employees and provide a supportive work environment focused on professional development and care for our community.

Qualifications

• Current RN license required to practice nursing in Texas.
• Experience in hospice or home health care preferred.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients and families.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Coordinate patient care with the interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Nursing process proficiency

Patient assessment skills

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse license

Job description

## HOSPICE-Registered Nurse (Dallas)Applylocations: Dallas, Texastime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR62101**CUSTOM CARE HOSPICE is an exemplary organization to work for. We incorporate our core values into our daily work habits, such as; Customer's Second; Accountability, Passion For Learning, Love One Another; Intelligent Risk, Celebration and Ownership--also known as CAPLICO. Not many companies offer and believe in these type of core values with their employees. Consider being a part of our team and family.**The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES****Patient Care*** Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments of patient and family to determine hospice needs.* Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).* Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process. Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by: Writing and initiating plan of care Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary* Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.* Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.* Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.* Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.* Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.* Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.* Acts as Case Manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.**Communication*** Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given.* Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate. Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.* Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan. Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate.* Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers.* Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group. Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient. Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.* Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice Interdisciplinary Group Members to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver. Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.**Additional Duties*** Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.* Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.* Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required. Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.* Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments. Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.Custom Care Hospice is a locally based and operated company passionate about serving communities in the greater Dallas and Ft. Worth area. We at Custom Care believe in a patient and family approach to care. Our teammates are committed to providing each patient with life-changing service.We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.