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Title: Registered Nurse (Hospice) Department: Home Care & Hospice FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Reports To: Hospice Director of Patient Care Services Summary: Provides skilled nursing assessment, planning and care in order to maximize the comfort and health of Hospice patients and families. Essential Functions: · Assesses and identifies patient and/or family needs and provides appropriate physical and emotional support in accordance with physician’s orders and plan of care. · Develops, evaluates and revises patient’s individualized plan of care in collaboration with Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician and Director of Patient Care Services, and other members of the Inter-Disciplinary Group and patient’s primary care physician. · Evaluates progress towards desired outcomes and updates the patient’s plan of care as appropriate to changing patient and family needs. · Coordinates all patient and family services and community resources as needed. · Assesses all aspects of the patient’s pain and develops an individualized pain management plan. · Anticipates, prevents and treats undesirable symptoms or secondary symptoms. · Supports the patient’s unique spiritual and cultural beliefs. · Maintains the dignity, confidentiality and privacy of the dying patient. · Provides holistic, family-centered care to improve the patient’s quality of life. · Identifies and addresses signs of actively dying patients. · Coordinates physical care of the patient by teaching and/or training patients, primary caregivers, volunteers, employed caregivers, and by providing direct care as appropriate. · Collaborates and consults with the interdisciplinary group to discuss issues related to patient care. · Coordinates patient care plan of declining patients with after hours on call staff. · Coordinates care for patient with staff of SNF and RCFE/Board and Care facilities. · Supervises performance of Home Health Aides. · Participates in in-service training programs for professional staff, as well as quality assurance and performance improvement activities. · Completes patient-related documentation within 24 hours of the shift worked. · Coordinates and manages patient care with awareness of insurance benefits, necessary authorizations and cost containment. · Adheres to and complies with state and federal regulations. Qualifications: · Must be currently licensed by the CA Board of Registered Nurses. · Prefer minimum one year professional nursing experience in home health, hospice, acute or sub-acute care. Experience with oncology or hospice preferred. · Must be able to cope with patient and family emotional stress and be tolerant of individual lifestyles without judgment. · Able to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team. · Currently CPR Certified. · Must pass health screening for TB clearance, physical examination and background check. · Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, and ability to use electronic health record software. · Knowledgeable of Medicare regulations. · Bilingual in English and Cantonese. Mandarin & Toishanese a plus. · Must be able to travel via public transportation or personal/department vehicle for performance of job duties. If driving, must have and maintain a valid CA driver license, satisfactory driving record, and auto insurance coverage as specified in Self-Help's policy. When applying, please note that you saw the job posted on the NOVA Job Board. If you need help with your resumé, please see a NOVA Career Advisor. 

Title: Registered Nurse (Home Care) Department: Home Care & Hospice FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Reports To: Director of Patient Care Services/Administrator Summary: Provides skilled nursing assessment, planning and care in order to maximize the comfort and health of Home Care patients and families. Essential Functions: · Responsible for identifying patient and/or family needs and for providing supportive care (physical and emotional) in accordance with physician’s orders, plan of care, and Self-Help HomeCare & Hospice policies and procedures. · Assumes responsibility for patient caseload, including the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating phases of the nursing process. Monitors and revises the plan of care, as appropriate, to changing patient and family needs. · Initiates communication with attending physician, Home Care team members, and other agencies as needed to coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient and/or family. · Obtains data on physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors that may influence patient health status and incorporates that data into the plan of care. · Maintains up-to-date patient records so that problems, plans, actions and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes are reflected as they occur. · Accepts responsibility for coordinating physical care of the patient by teaching patients, primary caregivers, volunteers, and employed caregivers, or by providing direct care as appropriate. · Attends Interdisciplinary case conferences to facilitate discussion of issues relating to patient care in Home Care. · Informs the Supervisor of unusual or potentially problematic patient and family issues. · Supervises certified home health aides and documents their plan of care as required by Medicare home health and hospice COP’s and California Title 22. · Participates in Self-Help Home Care & Hospice’s orientation and in-service training programs for professional staff, as well as quality assurance and performance improvement activities. · Attends departmental meetings and participates in agency and community programs as requested to promote professional growth and understanding of home health and/or hospice care. · Ensures SHE and SHHCH policies are followed in the performance of their duties. · Maintains accurate and timely documentation of all care delivered and ensures compliance with local, state, federal statutes and regulations. · Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: · Current California Licensed Registered Nurse. · Minimum one year professional nursing experience in home health, hospice, acute or sub-acute required. · Ability to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team. · Current CPR certification. · Must pass health screening for TB clearance, physical examination, and background check. · Knowledgeable of OASIS. · Bilingual in English and Cantonese. Mandarin & Toishanese a plus. · Must be able to travel via public transportation or personal/department vehicle for performance of job duties. If driving, must have and maintain a valid CA driver license, satisfactory driving record, and auto insurance coverage as specified in Self-Help's policy. When applying, please note that you saw the job posted on the NOVA Job Board. If you need help with your resumé, please see a NOVA Career Advisor.