Hospice RN

Visiting Nurse Association of SEMO; Poplar Bluff (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri provides in-home hospice care, delivering patient-centered services under physician orders. Care is offered in private homes, nursing facilities, or other private healthcare settings, with funding from Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay/insurance.

We are seeking compassionate nurses to assess symptoms, teach patients and families, administer IV and injectable medications, manage pain, provide wound and ostomy care, and coordinate with the

Qualifications

• Requires ability to educate patients and caregivers on care at home.
• Experience in pain assessment and management in hospice settings preferred.
• Proficiency with IV administration and basic clinical procedures in home care.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Patient teaching

Pain management

Wound care

Team communication

Tools

IV equipment

Home healthcare devices

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.