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VNS Health · 2 months ago

Admissions RN, Hospice Home Care

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$112K/yr - $138K/yr

VNS Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. The Admissions RN in Hospice Home Care coordinates and provides high-quality nursing care to hospice patients and families, assesses their needs, and manages care plans while working under moderate supervision.

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Responsibilities

Assesses the physical, social, psychological, living conditions and pastoral care needs of the patient/family through professional knowledge and skills of observation, interviewing and physical examination on an ongoing basis

Establishes and revises, as necessary, the nursing component of the patient/family plan of care based on goals mutually acceptable to the patient/family and significant others and makes referrals to other services, as necessary

Coordinates implements and evaluates the effectiveness and outcome of the care plan by ongoing assessment, planning, coordination, counseling, teaching and supervision

Travels to patients’ homes and/or other facilities with varying environments (e.g., elevated buildings, walk-ups, care facilities, single/multiple family homes, presence of pets, etc.) using approved transportation options to deliver direct care to the patient

Transports and utilizes required medical equipment and supplies using VNS Health designated/supplied carrying case weighing approximately 25 – 30 lbs. to and from patient homes/care facilities, VNS Health offices and other locations

Provides nursing care in accordance with Agency policies, practices, procedures and Standards of Nursing Practice, which may require standing, stooping, sitting, crouching, bending and stretching to deliver patient care

Assists patients with activities of daily living, which may require positioning, moving, transferring and lifting patients of varying weights and physical conditions, with and without assistance and as appropriate, from family members and/or paraprofessionals

Visits clients every two weeks to assess the clients’ condition and update the plan of treatment

Monitors the effect of the plan of cares on the patient/family and informs physician and other personnel of changes in the patient's needs

Manages a caseload of patients

Provides nursing care services and initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures

Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings

Appraises care provided and revises the goals and approaches to patient/family care in coordination with the interdisciplinary team

In coordination with the interdisciplinary team, assesses the family's needs during the bereavement period and provides ongoing counseling with referral to community resources, as appropriate

Initiates and maintains written (including clinical and progress notes) and verbal communications to assure optimal patient care

Understands and interprets Hospice Care reimbursement policy and determines the billing source for patient care

Maintains productivity sufficient to meet Hospice goals

Participates in the orientation of new staff

Orients, instructs and supervises License Practical Nurses, paraprofessional staff and volunteers

Consults with and educates the client and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies

Performs established work procedures in relation to Region/Program workflow

Understands and interprets the Hospice philosophy and responsibility to other health professionals, laymen and community

Assumes responsibility for professional growth

Evaluates conformance of the inpatient facility in carrying out the interdisciplinary team's plan of care for select patients, when assigned

Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned