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Weekend On-Call Hospice Registered Nurse | Horizon Home Health and Hospice | Meridian, Idaho

Pennant Services

Meridian, Idaho

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Business Practices, Case Management, Clinical Competency, Community and Social Services, Documentation, Family Planning, Health Plan, Healthcare, Home Care, Hospice Care, Medical Treatment, Medication Administration, Medications, Needs Assessment, Nursing, On Call, Pain Management, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Education, People Management, Prescription Drugs, Quality of Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Rehabilitation Nursing, Risk, Safety/Work Safety, Set Goals, Training/Teaching, Treatment Plan
LOCATION
Meridian, Idaho
POSTED
30+ days ago
Pay Range: $90,000/annually, DOE

Job Type: Full-Time

Benefits: Mileage Reimbursement, 401(k), Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Sick Time, Paid Holidays, Flexible Schedule, Paid Orientation, Referral Program, Employee Assistance program

LOVE WHAT YOU DO!

Do you have a passion for health care and a passion for life? If so, join the team that is committed to providing excellence in nursing and life-changing care! Horizon Home Health & Hospice is looking for nurses in the Meridian, Idaho area who are compassionate, have strong clinical skills, and enjoy being a part of an amazing team. To learn more about Horizon Home Health & Hospice, please visit www.horizonhh.com

Horizon is one of Idaho's oldest and largest Home Health agencies. We have been in business for over 20 years and currently have 8 branches from Fruitland to Pocatello.

We pride ourselves on our quality of care and ethical business practices as well as our foundational Core Values, CAPLICO- - -Celebrate, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second, and Ownership.

Horizon is Idaho's EMPLOYER OF CHOICE, and we want you to join us as we provide LIFE CHANGING SERVICE to our community.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
Patient Care
  • Completes initial, comprehensive, and ongoing hospice assessments of patient and family to determine needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
  • Completes 'as needed' assessments of home health and palliative patients to address urgent needs.
  • Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
  • Assesses and evaluates patient's status by contributing to the plan of care and participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.
  • Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
  • Contributes to the care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
  • Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care.
  • Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
  • Adhering to the organization's documentation and care procedures and standards of personal and professional conduct.
  • Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
  • Assists the patient and/or caregiver/family with the activities of daily living, provision and education, and facilitates the patient's efforts toward maintaining independence for as long as possible and optional comfort care.
  • RN will act as Case Manager until a Case Manager is assigned by Clinical Supervisor or designee and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned patient.

Communication
  • Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient's condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
  • Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physicians' orders as required.
  • Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers. Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
  • Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
  • Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
  • Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and Interdisciplinary Group Members to meet the needs of the patient and family/caregiver.

Additional Duties
  • Is responsible for all on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
  • Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services
  • are available.
  • Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
  • Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and up

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