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Gentiva

In-home hospice, palliative, and health services

Hospice RN

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 9
Full-timeKingsport, TN, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of one year of experience as a registered nurse in acute care hospital, oncology, long-term care, hospice, or home health; school internships and clinical hours may be considered as experience in individual cases.
  • A current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment.
  • CPR certification.
  • Current automobile insurance and a valid driver’s license.
  • Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families, hospice, the special needs of hospice patients and families, and the roles of disciplines providing hospice services.
  • Patient assessment skills and knowledge of community resources.
  • Knowledge of documentation, program management, general nursing practice, managed care principles, regulatory guidelines including Medicare, Medicaid, and ACHC, and human resource management principles.
  • Ability to operate nursing assessment tools, computers, facsimile equipment, copier, and cell phone or beeper.
  • Must have and maintain transportation for work.
  • Ability to handle potentially changing tasks efficiently, communicate with people across socioeconomic backgrounds, and function responsibly and cooperatively in the workplace.
  • Ability to support patients and families facing terminal illness and crisis, with tact and sensitivity.

Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive patient assessments and reassessments, including in-person and telephonic registered nurse assessments and screenings, and educate patients, family members, and caregivers as appropriate.
  • Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management aligned with goals of care.
  • Develop and update individualized plans of care, including patient visit frequency, to meet individual needs and identify risks.
  • Coordinate care across interdisciplinary teams, including consultation with physicians and nurse practitioners.
  • Educate patients and caregivers about disease processes, self-care techniques, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition, and dietary needs.
  • Communicate changes in condition or signs and symptoms of decline to the appropriate provider, such as a nurse practitioner, primary care provider, or hospice physician.
  • Support continuity of care by recognizing and supporting home health, palliative care, and hospice referrals, and transitions in levels of care.
  • Document timely clinical records for all patients, including screening and assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.
  • Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group and involve the team when the patient’s care plan warrants participation to achieve the desired outcome.
  • Participate in on-call and patient support activities as applicable, providing clinically competent and responsive on-call services.
  • Provide skilled, hands-on nursing care based on each patient’s individualized plan of care in the patient’s home, assisted living facility, or other setting where the patient resides.
  • Monitor patient condition through initial and ongoing assessments and adjust care as needed.
  • Provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support, education, comfort, and bereavement guidance to patients and loved ones.
  • Teach caregivers to care for patients safely and confidently, with practical training and emotional reassurance.
  • Communicate important patient-condition updates to the care team to support timely and appropriate interventions.
  • Follow infection-control and compliance standards and maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical documentation.
  • Support quality-improvement and scheduling initiatives to promote consistent and efficient care.
  • Help patients and families understand medication administration, hospice philosophy and services, symptom and pain management, and end-of-life processes and expectations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hospice or palliative care experience is preferred.

About the Company

Gentiva

In-home hospice, palliative, and health services

Gentiva provides in-home hospice, palliative, and home health care through a nationwide network of locations. It delivers care by coordinating in-home visits from clinicians and therapists, including skilled nursing, therapy services, and pain and symptom management, with an Advanced Illness Management model for patients not yet eligible for hospice. Gentiva differentiates itself with an integrated in-home care platform and strategic growth through acquisitions, such as ProMedica’s home health, palliative, and hospice operations. Its goal is to help patients stay at home while receiving comprehensive care and to reduce avoidable hospitalizations for families and caregivers.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Founded
2004

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