Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Hospice Registered Nurse - Licensed Practical Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeColumbus, OH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A current, unencumbered Ohio license to practice as a Registered Nurse is required.
At least one year of acute care or medical-surgical nursing experience is required.
Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and the internet is required.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English is required.
A valid driver's license and acceptable driving record are required, and the candidate must be insurable under professional liability and crime coverage policies according to insurer underwriting standards.
Ability to sit up to four hours per day, stand up to eight hours per day, walk up to six hours per day, and lift, transfer, push, or pull patients or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to drive up to six hours per day; work weekends, evenings, and holidays; and provide on-call availability 24/7 for emergencies as scheduled.
The role involves exposure to falls, equipment burns, odors, cuts, patients with various disease processes, infectious waste, and infectious diseases including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses; bloodborne disease exposure risk category I.

Responsibilities

Provide ongoing assessment and nursing care to patients in homes and health care facilities.
Accurately evaluate patient needs and develop and implement a comprehensive care plan addressing current needs.
Follow current nursing professional standards of practice and agency-approved hospice protocols.
Provide effective pain and symptom management to promote patient comfort.
Communicate changes in patient condition and patient needs to other health care providers.
Assess patient and caregiver needs and provide education when necessary.
Provide high-quality customer service to internal and external customers.
Prepare for the interdisciplinary group by reviewing the care plan, reconciling medications, and projecting patient and family needs, when applicable.
Audit and maintain current, accurate patient records using laptop computers and paper or chart documentation in accordance with policies and applicable federal, state, and local guidelines.
Participate in quality improvement projects as needed.
Maintain knowledge of regulatory agency, accrediting body, and third-party payer requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency is preferred.
Proficiency with electronic medical records is preferred.

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job.

Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives. Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, financial stewardship, leadership and care.

The RN Field Staff - Hospice is responsible for the planning, coordination and delivery of quality hospice care and services, ensuring compliance in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.

Essential Activities and Tasks

Care Management and Service Delivery - 90%

Provides ongoing assessment and nursing care to patient in homes and health care facilities.
Ensures an accurate evaluation of patient needs, develops and implements a comprehensive care plan that addresses current needs.
Follows current nursing professional standards of practice and agency approved protocols for hospice.
Provides effective pain and symptom management for the comfort of patients.
Communicates with other health care providers about changes in condition and patient needs.
Assesses patient and caregiver needs and provides education when necessary.
Commitment to high quality customer service for internal and external customers.
Prepares for IDG by reviewing Care Plan, reconciling medications and projecting patient/family needs, if applicable.

Quality and Compliance Management - 10%

Audits and maintains current and accurate patient records through use of laptop computers and paper/chart documentation in accordance with policies, federal, state, and local guidelines.
Participates in quality improvement projects as needed.
Maintains knowledge of requirements of regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies, and third-party payers.

All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Current unencumbered license for the state of Ohio to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) required.

Experience

One year experience in acute care or medical-surgical nursing required.
Experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency preferred.
Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and the internet required.
Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Other Requirements

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Must possess a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record. Must be insurable under professional liability and crime coverage policies as specified by insurance carrier underwriting standards.

Working Conditions and Special Requirements

Sitting - Up to 4 hours/day
Standing - Up to 8 hours/day
Walking - Up to 6 hours/day
Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling patients or equipment/supplies. - Up to 50 pounds
Driving - Up to 6 hours/day
Work weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Required as scheduled
On-call availability - 24/7 for emergencies
Subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, and cuts. - Work day
Subject to residents/patients/patients with various disease processes. - Occasional
May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc. including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses. - Work day
Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - I

About the Company

Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Ohio Living provides aging services in Ohio through 11 life plan communities, offering a continuum of care from independent living to skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and palliative care, plus home health and hospice services. It funds these programs through resident fees and donations, reinvesting all revenue back into its communities rather than distributing profits. A defining feature is the Life Care Commitment, a promise that no resident will be asked to leave if they exhaust their funds in good faith. The organization partners with other healthcare entities and operates a provider-owned Medicare Advantage plan to coordinate care and improve outcomes, guided by a Christian-based, nonprofit mission.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Westerville, OH
Founded: 1922

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