Hospice Registered Nurse PRN

Job description

Company: Compassus Position Summary: The Hospice Registered Nurse is responsible for modeling the Compassus values of Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Innovation and for promoting the Compassus philosophy, using the 6 Pillars of Success as the foundation. S/he is responsible for upholding the Code of Ethical Conduct and for promoting positive working relationships within the company, among all departments, and all external stakeholders. The Hospice Registered Nurse functions as an interdisciplinary team (IDT) member to provide routine and emergency assessment, (including admissions responsibilities), educational, and evaluative services to meet the needs of patients and their families. S/he helps the patient and family maintain their maximum level of comfort and coping. S/he flexes schedule to meet agency-staffing needs and provides after-hours emergency support to the patient and family (on-call responsibilities are part of the role requirement). Position Specific Responsibilities: - • Completes routine and emergency assessments on each patient as indicated by departmental policy. - Provides clinical and psycho-social services as indicated by plan of care through c...