RN / Hospice Job in Columbus, Georgia
Company: Kindred at Home
Location: Columbus
Posted on: March 16, 2023
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Job Description:
I believe that the care we give can make every moment
count.Compassionate care, uncompromising service and clinical
excellence thats how our Hospice improves quality of life in the
final stages of life. By delivering palliative care by hospice
professionals, our patients can spend their remaining days in
comfort and peace. Kindred at Home, a division of Kindred
Healthcare Inc., is the nations leading provider of comprehensive
home health, hospice, and non-medical home care services.Kindred at
Home, and its affiliates, delivers compassionate, high-quality care
to patients and clients in their homes or places of residence,
including non-medical personal assistance, skilled nursing and
rehabilitation and hospice and palliative care. Our caregivers
focus on each unique patient to deliver the appropriate care and
emotional support to our patients and their families.We believe
that every moment matters. We believe in compassionate care. Most
of all, we believe in dignity and respect for each patient we
serve.I believe my work is my calling.As a Hospice On-Call
Registered Nurse, you will:Provide skilled professional nursing
care to patient/family/caregivers as prescribed by the physician
and in compliance with regulations by the State Board of Registered
Nursing and company policies when called upon after
hours.Prioritize calls, and instruct nurses to see patients as
needed. Guide after hours staff in assessing and treating physical,
psychological, psychosocial and spiritual needs. After clinical and
social staffs report findings and interventions, determine
appropriateness and if any further instruction is needed.Work
closely with all members of the Interdisciplinary Team to ensure
proper patient follow up on previous night after hours calls.
Adhere to company policies and procedures and regulatory compliance
requirements and directives. Timely documentation of all
after-hours calls and visits including problem and intervention.
Provide leadership and support to the after-hours staff. Manage
related expenditures in a fiscally responsible manner within the
companys budget, and report to case managers any supplies that were
ordered previous on call day.QualificationsCurrent and unrestricted
Registered Nurse licensureBachelors degree and C.H.P.N. (Certified
Hospice and Palliative Nurse) certification preferredMinimum of one
year general nursing preferred with current Hospice, home health,
medical, surgical or critical care experienceExperience with pain
and symptom management interventionsAbility to work within an
interdisciplinary settingUnderstanding of Hospice philosophy,
principles of death/dying
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