Registered Nurse (Home Health and Hospice)-Star Valley

This position offers an opportunity to provide compassionate hospice and home health nursing care to patients and families in the Star Valley community. As a Registered Nurse, you will plan, organize, and direct hospice care with an emphasis on community health education and meeting the individual needs of patients within their homes.

Full-time and part-time options are available. New RNs are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Complete initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessments of patients and families to determine hospice needs, including complete physical assessments and histories of current and previous illnesses
• Provide professional nursing care utilizing all elements of the nursing process
• Write and initiate plans of care based on nursing diagnoses
• Regularly re-evaluate patient and family/caregiver needs and participate in revising the plan of care as necessary
• Develop care plans that establish goals and incorporate palliative nursing actions, including patients and families in the planning process
• Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician
• Counsel patients and families in meeting nursing and related needs
• Provide health care instructions to patients as appropriate per assessment and plan
• Assist patients with activities of daily living and facilitate efforts toward self-sufficiency and optimal comfort care
• Act as Case Manager and coordinate patient care for your assigned caseload
• Supervise ancillary personnel and delegate responsibilities when required

Communication

• Complete, maintain, and submit accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient condition and care provided
• Record pain and symptom management changes and outcomes as appropriate
• Communicate with physicians regarding patient needs and report changes in patient condition; obtain and receive physician orders as required
• Communicate with community health-related persons to coordinate the care plan
• Teach patients and families/caregivers self-care techniques and provide medication, diet, and other instructions as ordered by the physician
• Work in concert with the interdisciplinary group
• Provide and maintain a safe environment for patients
• Assist patients, families/caregivers, and team members in providing continuity of care
• Work in cooperation with families/caregivers and hospice interdisciplinary group members to meet the emotional needs of patients and families
• Attend interdisciplinary group meetings

Additional Duties

• Participate in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy
• Ensure that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available
• Assume responsibility for personal growth and development and maintain and upgrade professional knowledge and practice skills through continuing education and in-service classes
• Fulfill requested and/or accepted case assignments
• Actively participate in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of a National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing
• Current RN licensure to practice professional nursing in the state
• Demonstrate excellent observation, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills, and nursing skills per competency checklist
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload independently
• Ability to work self-directed with minimal supervision
• Current CPR certification
• Valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation for agency-related travel to community partners and patients
• Maintain automobile insurance coverage
• Physical ability to perform nursing duties including prolonged or considerable walking or standing, lifting and positioning patients, lifting supplies and equipment, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching
• Visual acuity and hearing sufficient to perform required nursing skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of nursing experience, with at least one year in public health, home care, or hospice nursing