Full-Time
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Longleaf Hospice
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Atlanta, GA, USA
In Person
On-site role; shift is 7 PM–7 AM, every other week.
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Requirements
- Licensed as a registered nurse in the state of Georgia
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
- Minimum of five (5) year’s nursing experience
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in hospice/home care preferred
- Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse (CHPN) preferred
- Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment required
- Works under minimal supervision
- Ability to work in a stressful environment required
- Good verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills required
- Responsible valid driver’s license
- Reliable, insured, automobile for making home visits required
Responsibilities
- Completes general inpatient (GIP) admissions, collaborating with the hospital physician and the Hospice physician to assist in determining the patient’s clinical eligibility for hospice care
- Makes visits to assess GIP patients daily while patient is in the hospital
- Participates and plans discharge for those GIP patients that will be transitioned home with hospice, assisting with and completing appropriate paperwork as needed
- Provides education regarding home hospice care and home palliative care to patients that are in the hospital
- Provides education to the hospital staff regarding hospice and palliative care
- Implements and monitors patient care plans
- Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate
- Serves as primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care
- Participates in bi-weekly interdisciplinary group (IDG) meetings
- Assesses needs of patient and family and provides education and support based on age, culture and willingness to learn
- Performs home hospice admissions as needed
- Pronounces patients and performs other routine nursing visits when requested
- Participates in Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) program and Hospice sponsored in-services
- Performs job duties in accordance with Nurse Practice Act
- Other duties as assigned
Desired Qualifications
- Two (2) years’ experience in hospice/home care preferred
- Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse (CHPN) preferred
- CHPN preferred