RN - PM Hospice Admission/Visit Nurse

Company: Horizon Home Care & Hospice
Location: Milwaukee
Posted on: January 9, 2021

Job Description:

Honored to be recognized as a 7-time Top Workplace - APPLY TODAY to join our growing organization!To some people, home is a place. To others, it's a feeling. To us, it's whatever our patients need it to be, wherever they are.Horizon is a home care and hospice provider built on a foundation of care that celebrates the human spirit and the desire for security, comfort and compassion. We make a loving difference in the lives of our patients and families in offering our wide breadth of services. Our expertise is second to none, allowing us to give our patients the best care available.Horizon Home Care and Hospice is seeking experienced nurses to join our compassionate and patient-centered focused Hospice Team.As a PM Hospice Admission/ Visit Nurse you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of quality home hospice services as well as the coordination of services that reflect the philosophy and standards of hospice nursing care of assigned patients. Provides services at quality levels consistent with professional standards of practice.

• Assess patient conditions and family / caregiver's conditions accurately and completely during each admission or visit (conditions may include physiological, psychosocial and / or spiritual).
• Identify and provide for patient and family's educational needs.
• Provide patient care per physician orders and Agency policy.
• Complete all required patient and Agency docuemntation in an accurate, thorough, legible and timely fashion to reflect a clear picture of care provided.
• Transcribe, implement and evaluate new physician orders accurately.
• Work collaboratively with patients, care providers, family members and Agency staff.
• Communicate patient's issues and concerns to the Patient Care Coordinator, appropriate health care professional, hospice interdisciplinary team and / or Clinical Manager in a timely and accurate manner.#LI-DNP
  • Degree from an Accredited School of Nursing (BSN preferred)
  • Current WI RN license
  • 1-2 years of related nursing experience preferred.
  • A minimum of one year experience as an RN in acute care, long term care or home care setting required
  • Current/Valid WI Drivers License; plus reliable/insured vehicleMonday-Friday, 2nd Shift (2:00pm - 10:30pm), NO Weekends and includes holiday rotation.Per Visit, ExemptHospice Home Care

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