Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Hospice/Palliative Care home care position requiring 2+ years of home hospice RN experience and a NJ or compact RN license.

Details

• Home hospice and palliative care setting covering Morris & Sussex Counties
• Night shift schedule, 4pm to 8am, three shifts per week (48 hours/week)
• Weekend rotation required every 3 weeks with comp days provided
• One summer and one winter holiday coverage required
• Float to sister hospital as needed
• Uses Epic EMR for charting

Requirements

• Active NJ RN license (or compact)
• Valid New Jersey driver's license
• BLS certification
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in a home hospice environment
• Associate's (ASN) degree or Diploma with NJ RN license
• EMR charting experience required
• Strong critical thinking and communication skills
• Knowledge of safe medication management, infection control, and evidence-based practice

Additional Information

• Perform patient assessments to determine hospice appropriateness, learning needs, and progress toward goals
• Develop, implement, and revise individualized plans of care in coordination with the interdisciplinary team (IDT)
• Complete admission, discharge, and re-visit documentation within required timeframes using laptop data transfer
• Provide age-appropriate patient and family education and document teaching tools used
• Supervise home health aides per established standards
• Reconcile medications and maintain current medication orders
• Attend IDT meetings every two weeks and monthly staff meetings
• Participate in performance improvement activities and provide orientation/mentorship to new employees
• Maintain visit productivity standards and demonstrate knowledge of insurance reimbursement guidelines
• Local candidates accepted
• Locals accepted at a lower rate