Weekend On Call RN

Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice; Phillipsburg (NJ); On-site; USD 53,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice in Phillipsburg, NJ, seeks a part-time exempt hospice nurse to provide comprehensive patient assessment and care coordination. You will explain and interpret patient rights and the Medicare Hospice Benefit when indicated, and collaborate with the nursing team to ensure high-quality end-of-life care.

The role includes administering medications, documenting care, and teaching patients and families, with weekend on-call coverage from Saturday 8:30a to Monday 8:30a.

Qualifications

• Ongoing physical and psychosocial assessment of Hospice patients.
• Follows plan of care and reports observations to team leader or primary nurse.
• Participates with nurse in diagnoses and changes to care plan.

Responsibilities

• Performs ongoing physical and psychosocial assessment of Hospice patients.
• Follows established plan of care for each patient and reports observations to team leader or primary nurse.
• Collaborates with primary nurse regarding new diagnoses and changes in the plan of care.
• Instructs and supervises hospice aides/LPN staff.
• Assists patient/family in obtaining essential equipment and supplies.
• Observes and records signs of disease progression.
• Communicates with physician, family and health team about patient needs.
• Performs patient/family teaching and documents responses.
• Supports patient/family self-direction and independence.
• Delivers medications per policy and documents administration.
• Provides support during Hospice at-home respite and direct patient care.
• Completes charting and returns files within one workday.
• Documents vitals, interventions, treatments and responses; maintains flow sheets and narratives.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Clinical documentation

Family education

Medication administration

Job description

Part time exempt, every weekend. Sat 8:30a through Mon 8:30a.

Compensation: $58,500.00 per year

Explains, and interprets and coordinates patients' rights and advanced directives; explains Medicare Hospice Benefit when indicated.

• Performs ongoing physical and psychosocial assessment of Hospice patients.


• Follows established plan of care for each patient and reports observations to team leader or primary nurse.


• Collaborates with primary nurse with regards to new nursing diagnoses and need for changes in plan of care.


• Instructs and supervises the activities of hospice aides/LPN staff.


• Assists patient/family in obtaining durable medical equipment and supplies essential to care.


• Observes and records signs and symptoms of disease process.


• Communicates with the physician, the family and other health team personnel, and others to report changes in the patient's physical and/or emotional condition and identify patient needs.


• Performs patient/family teaching; utilizes teaching tools and handouts; documents all teaching and patient response.


• Facilitates and supports patient and family self-direction and independence.


• Prepares and administers medications according to policy and documents same.


• Provide support and relief for the primary care person while participating in Hospice 'at-home respite@ program and provide direct care to the patient.


• Completes chart documentation and returns and files same within one workday.


• Documents vital signs, measurements, nursing interventions, treatments and patient responses; completes flow sheets, narratives, and verbal orders, as per agency policy.


• Communicates with the Nursing Supervisor and other health team members in the planning, implementing, evaluating and coordinating of services to the patient and family in order to insure completeness and continuity of services.


• Incorporates the physiological and developmental age of patients into the overall plan for the delivery of patient care.


• Maintains appropriate infection control practices.


• Holds in strictest confidence all patient information and discloses information and data only to persons authorized by patient/family/representative or Hospice personnel.


• Participates in all required in service education programs and meetings.


• Demonstrates compliance with the dress code policy by appearing well groomed, wearing ID badge while on duty and maintaining a professional appearance.


• Performs other duties as assigned.