Registered Nurse - Palliative Care

1. Collects data on health history
2. Assesses and identifies physical emotional spiritual environmental safety pain and educational needs of patients across the lifespan
3. Documents all data and findings
4. Utilizes diagnostic reasoning
5. Obtains all written documents that pertain to the patients course of treatment
6. Evaluates and reassesses patient response to interventions and documents findings
7. Revises/ updates plans of care as needed and communicates well with patient family physician and hospice team.
8. Implements all interventions
9. Identifies implements evaluates emergent and critical patient care needs. Communicates as appropriate
10. Compliant with National Patient Safety Goals
11. Administers medications according to established policy and procedure
12. Demonstrates competency in the use/maintenance of patient care equipment.
13. Develops comprehensive plan of care with patient family physician and hospice teams input
14. Communicates plan of care with patient family physician and hospice team as appropriate.
15. Proficient in pain and symptom management
16. Functions as the case manager of the hospice cases
17. Demonstrates knowledge of the Medicare Conditions of Participation
18. Recognizes the patient and family as the unit of care
19. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team
20. Pronouncement services provided by all RNs.
21. Delegates patient care activities to qualified individuals
22. Participates in Haven Hospice QAPI program by utilizing collected performance improvement data
23. Collaborates and communicates with hospice team regarding patients plan of care
24. Manages clinical conflicts and communicates to supervisors as necessary
25. Complies with regulatory requirements. Participates in all mandated inservices.
26. Functions at the highest level of professional behavior and standards
27. Participates in community health activities
28. Utilizes evidenced based practice and professional standards of nursing practice
29. RNs financial cost effective responsibility is to review monthly durable medical equipment placement and patient medication.
30. Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
31. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.