RN Admissions Nurse, Hospice

WesleyLife; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

WesleyLife in Urbandale, IA is seeking an Admissions Nurse for our Hospice team. You will travel to CHLs and homes to see hospice clients and families, perform comprehensive assessments, and initiate individualized care plans with ongoing updates.

Responsibilities include head-to-toe assessments, updating the plan of care for re-certifications, coordinating orders with physicians, and counseling patients and families to support comfort and self-sufficiency.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Iowa (required).
• Driver's License (required).
• Registered Nurse credential required.

Responsibilities

• Travel to CHLs and homes to assess hospice clients and families.
• Perform initial, resumption, follow-up, significant change in status, and discharge assessments.
• Initiate and update individualized plans of care including re-certifications.
• Use assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and plan care.
• Obtain, implement, and maintain physician orders for patient care.

Skills

Hospice care experience

Assessment skills

Home health travel

Education

RN license (Iowa)

Driver's License

Nursing certification

Job description

As an Admissions Nurse for our Hospice team, you will:

• Traveling to CHLs and homes to see our hospice clients and their families
• Complete initial, resumption, follow up, a significant change of status and discharge assessments including comprehensive head to toe assessment, HIS assessment, and all associated assessments with admission or discharge
• Initiate an individualized plan of care, and update the plan of care for resumptions, significant change in status, and re-certifications.
• Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis
• Obtain, implement, perform and maintain orders as received by physicians overseeing patient care services
• Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician
• Counsel the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs
• Provide health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care
• Assist the patient with activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.

Qualifications

Experience

Required

Active RN license in state of Iowa

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Driver's License

Registered Nurse

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