Registered Nurse (RN) Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and
is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience.
The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and
direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes
and communities.
ESSENTIAL JOB
FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient Care
1. Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments of
patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete
physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
2. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of
nursing process.
3. Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
A. Writing and initiating plan of care
B. Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
C. Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
4. Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
5. Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing
diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the
patient and the family in the planning process.
6. Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing
procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the
physician in the physician’s plan of care.
7. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related
needs.
8. Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate
per assessment and plan.
9. Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and
facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort
care.
10. Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and
assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.