Hospice RN

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri; Dexter (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri operates a hospice program that delivers care to patients with terminal illness in private homes, nursing homes, or healthcare facilities. Services are provided under physician orders and funded by Medicaid, Medicare and private pay/insurance.

The program emphasizes symptom assessment, pain control, wound and ostomy care, and teaching patients and caregivers how to provide home-based care and comfort.

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 patient9s 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.