Hospice Nurse

$88,812 - $92,415/Yr

GSL Eastern Food Corp - New City, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New City, NY

Food Services and Drinking Places

About the position

The Hospice Nurse plays a vital role in providing compassionate care to patients with terminal illnesses and their families. This position involves direct patient care, medication administration, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to ensure the best possible outcomes for residents.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care to residents utilizing accepted standards of nursing practice and consistent with facility policies and procedures.
• Administers medications and treatments according to established policy and procedure and documents all interventions accurately.
• Performs thorough and accurate resident assessments and provides appropriate follow-up and documentation of all findings and interventions.
• Conducts the admission process for all new residents.
• Participates in hospice sponsored in-service training as required.
• Generates the initial plan of care and performs ongoing assessments and care plan updates in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Performs ongoing symptom assessments of resident and family needs and institutes the appropriate interventions.
• Maintains proficiency in working with technical equipment such as feeding pumps, medication pumps, suction machines, etc.
• Maintains proficiency in managing intravenous access devices including intravenous medication administration.
• Documents in the electronic medical records system accurately; completes the entries timely to reflect the residents' condition consistent with the plan of care.
• Collaborates and coordinates effectively with clinical and support staff to conduct the daily care of the resident.
• Informs the physician and other staff of changes in residents' needs and outcome of interventions.
• Documents assessments, interventions, resident responses to treatments, and all communications/conferences/IDT meeting, care plans and discharges.
• Accepts other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Valid and current NYS Registered Nurse license is required; BSN preferred.
• Two years recent clinical nursing experience with strong clinical skills including one year recent Med-Surg. experience required.
• Complies with accepted nursing professional standards and practices.
• Commits to take and pass the hospice and palliative care nursing certification exam (CHPN) within three years of hire if not currently certified.
• Commitment to the Hospice Philosophy of Care.
• Ability to relate to a diverse population and workforce in a personable and effective manner.
• Able to communicate effectively, while sustaining a caring, kind and professional disposition.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, EMRs and ability to learn new software programs.

Nice-to-haves

• Hospice admission and end-of-life care experience preferred.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance