Registered Nurse Hospice

Charlotte, VT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

### RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR ### REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years Minimum Experience REQUIRED Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPT 1st Time Travelers Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes *Work Setting Skills REQUIRED: Home Health/Hospice and Skilled Nursing *End Of Life Care Skills REQUIRED: After treatment (survivorship) & Cultural awareness *Medication administration/ Pain management Skills REQUIRED: (WHO) Analgesic Ladder Adjuvant therapy Breakthrough dosing Calculation of Pediatric Dosages Medication tolerance Pain assessment Pharmacologic/non-pharmacological pain interventions Proper disposal of medications Types of pain (somatic visceral neuropathic) and treatment & Utilization of pain scales (verbal nonverbal) *Professional Knowledge & Skills REQUIRED: Goal setting with patient/family Intake assessment/interview Medicare state regulations Patient/Family education and support & Positioning/preventive shearing and pressure ulcers *Symptom Assessment/Management Skills REQUIRED: Altered mental status Anorexia and Cachexia Aphasia Constipation/diarrhea Nausea/vomiting & Pressure ulcer staging *Certs: BLS PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: -End of Life Care Skills: Death pronouncement Death/dying counseling Identify Spiritual needs Perideath care of family & Postmortem Care -Ethical and Legal Issues Skills: Advanced directives Medical futility Medical abandonment Organ donation Palliative sedation & Withholding/withdrawing treatment -Medication administration/ Pain management Skills: Equianalgesic dosing of opioids & PCA pump management -Phlebotomy/IV Management Skills: Phlebotomy skills Starting and maintaining IVs & Care and management of peripheral IVs/ central lines/ports -Professional Knowledge & Skills: DME authorization of necessity -Symptom Assessment/Management Skills: Ascites JOB DETAILS: Avg. Daily Census: 63; 5 Visits/Day SHIFT: *40 Hours Can Be Offered Will Accept 13 Weeks. 8-HOUR DAYS; 0800 - 17:00 Call Requirement: YES Float Requirement: NONE Weekend Requirement: On Call Rotation PATIENT DIAGNOSES: patients with 6 months or less to live. Primarily geriatric. UNIT SYSTEMS: EPIC Remote Client SBAR SCHEDULING TYPE: Per Unit Needs UNIT ORIENTATION: 40 Hours in addition to Novant Health Hospital Orientation SCRUBS: Not Provided. RNs wear all navy blue INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY: *****Please provide your candidates interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting candidates to avoid holding up the approval process. Manager WANTS A ZOOM INTERVIEW WITH ANY & ALL CANDIDATES. THEY WILL NOT OFFER without speaking to/interviewing the candidate first*****