The Lifecare Institute: Home Care Nurse

Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC); Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

GBMC HealthCare is seeking a Hospice Home Care Nurse in Annapolis, MD. The role involves identifying home care needs and delivering nursing and supportive care to terminally ill patients and their families.

Required are a Diploma/ADN/BSN from an accredited program, and a Maryland RN license with at least two years of nursing experience. Strong IV skills, EMR use, and family-centered care are essential.

Qualifications

• Two years of nursing experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledgeable of universal precautions and safe nursing practices.
• Ability to educate patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial assessment of patient and family to identify home care needs.
• Prepares and implements the care plan in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Group.
• Provides direct nursing care to maintain the highest level of care.
• Plans and supervises delivery of care by the Home Health Aide (HHA).
• Cooperates with Clinical Manager and outside agencies; updates physician and care team monthly.
• Uses problem-oriented charting to ensure continuity of care.
• Teaches family, facility staff, and caregivers nursing skills and medication administration.
• Ensures equipment needs in the facility setting are met.
• Attends to patient, family and facility at time of death.
• Maintains professional relationships with facility staff; participates in care plan meetings.

Skills

Infection control

Time management

Interpersonal communication

Patient-family centered care

EMR proficiency

Education

Diploma, ADN and/or BSN from an accredited institution

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

The Hospice Home Care Nurse reports to the Team Manager. He/she is responsible for identifying patient/family/facility care needs, and for providing nursing and supportive care for the terminally ill patient and their families.

Education:

Diploma, ADN and/or BSN from an accredited institution

Licensures/Certifications:

• Current Maryland State license as a Registered Nurse

Experience:

Two years of nursing experience, or equivalent combination or education and experience.

Skills:

• Knowledgeable of universal precautions for infection control and practices safe nursing standards for self protection
• Strong time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to be patient and family focused
• Skill in the use of EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and/or ability to learn

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Completes initial assessment of patient and family to ascertain home care needs - including physical, emotional, spiritual and mental status.
• Prepares and implements the care plan for patient/family unit in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Group.
• Provides direct nursing care to patients in order to maintain highest level of care for the patient in conjunction with the primary physician.
• Plans and supervises the delivery of care by the HHA
• Cooperates with Clinical Manager in utilization of other team members, outside agencies, and community resources. Updates primary physician when necessary and regularly on a monthly basis. Updates interdisciplinary team at patient care conference
• Uses problem oriented charting to ensure continuity of care in a home setting or nursing home as well as inpatient or respite setting.
• Teaches family members, facility staff , hired caregivers, patient care skills, including: pain control, medication (RN titrates medication within prescribed range), injections, draws blood for labs, manages IV's, dressing changes, hygiene, nutrition, checking vital signs in accordance with orders from physician, as well as addressing emotional needs.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment necessary in the facility setting are made available.
• Attends to patient, family and facility at time of patient's death.

Facility Specific Job Functions

• Documents in facility chart
• Maintains positive relationships and open communication with facility staff.
• Reconciles medications against facility medication list.
• Updates facility staff and family of visit schedule
• Attends care plan meetings and/or patient care rounds for hospice patients within the facility.
• Establish/maintain professional working relationships with a variety of facility staff; ED, DON, medicine techs, aides, nurses (LPNs and RNs), rehab staff, housekeeping, etc.
• Provide educational in-services to facility staff both formally and informally.
• Participate in marketing and customer service activities with BDMs.

Pay Range

Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GBMC HealthCare and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.