Hospice RN

Visiting Nurse Association of SEMO; Caruthersville (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is seeking a hospice care professional to support patients with terminal illness in home or facility settings. You will assess symptoms, educate patients and caregivers, administer meds and treatments, and collaborate with the hospice IDG team to adjust care plans.

Training includes a 30-day period with policy coverage and hands-on computer training for the handheld visit system, ensuring smooth patient visits and quality end-of-life support.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

INTRODUCTION: The Hospice program provides services for patients with a terminal illness under orders from a private physician delivered in the patient's private home. Patients may also receive hospice service while in the nursing home or private healthcare facility. Payment is through Medicaid, Medicare and Private Pay/Insurance. Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is a non-profit organization.

Type Of Work Involved

• 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.

TRAINING: Training involves a 30 day period where policies and procedures are covered. Computer training will cover the use of the handheld used to make patient visits.