Hospice RN

Visiting Nurse Association of SEMO; Missouri; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri seeks an experienced hospice nurse to provide in-home and facility-based end-of-life care. You will assess symptoms, administer meds, educate patients and caregivers, and support pain control to improve comfort.

Coordinate with the hospice IDG team to communicate changes in health, restore independence, and guide families through care decisions. Missouri RN license required; compassionate, autonomous professionals welcome.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Missouri.
• Experience in hospice or home health preferred.
• Ability to educate patients and families about care and medications.

Responsibilities

• Assess symptoms of diseases and responses to treatment.
• Teach patients and caregivers how to provide their own care and comfort at end of life.
• Administer IV and injectable meds, perform prescribed treatments.
• Assist with pain control.
• Provide wound management and ostomy care.
• Restore independence and communicate changes to physician and hospice IDG team.

Skills

Hospice care

Pain management

Patient education

Home health care

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Tools

EMR (Electronic Medical Records)

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.