Registered Nurse - Nights - Hospice Job at University of TN Medical Center Hospice Services
University of TN Medical Center Hospice Services Morristown, TN 37814
Company Overview:
At the University of Tennessee Medical Center Hospice, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.
As a Hospice RN, you can expect:
The University of Tennessee Medical Center Hospice Services is Hiring for a Full Time After Hours Registered Nurse (RN) in Morristown, TN
At the University of Tennessee Medical Center Hospice, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.
As a Hospice RN, you can expect:
- the ability to develop trusting relationships as an end-of-life care expert
- being valued and respected by patients and their families
- employee-focused wellness and support programs
- incredible team support and empathetic leadership
Take your nursing career to a new level of caring. Join us.
Essential Functions:
The After Hours RN's primary focus is to conduct comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care for patients and their families after regular business hours, including at night and on the weekends. This includes phone calls and in-person patient visits wherever the patient may be at the time of need. Responsible for communication and coordination of care with other health-care providers such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospice inpatient units, and post-death providers such as the coroner’s office and funeral homes.Able to triage patient needs over the phone until a nurse can provide an in-person visit.
- Responds appropriately and with urgency to crisis calls from patients and families afterhours.
- Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services, as part of a patient visit, within forty-eight (48) hours of referral if assigned.
- Competent to perform afterhours visits including admission visits, death visits, recertification visits, and routine visits.
- Identifies the patient/family's physical, psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs and re-assesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
- Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.
- Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care.
- Adheres to and supports the policies/procedures/goals/objectives of the hospice agency.
- Strives for independence and sound critical decision-making regarding the delivery of patient care in a cost-effective manner without compromising quality.
- Always maintains patient confidentiality.
Experience Requirements
- One year of clinical experience.
- License Requirements
- Current RN licensure in the state of practice and one year of clinical experience.
- Current CPR Certification.
- Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
Equal Opportunity Employer - vets, disabled
Must be fully vaccinated or be willing to complete full vaccination by date of hire and proof of vaccination will be required. If permitted by state law, the company will consider requests for religious or medical exemptions.
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