RN

Company: LHC Group, Inc.
Location: Biloxi
Posted on: April 4, 2021

Job Description:

Company Overview: Deaconess Hospice a part of LHC Group is the preferred post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. From home health andhospice care to long-term acute care and community-based services, we deliver high-quality, cost-effective care that empowerspatients to manage their health at home. Additional Details: Experience Requirements

• One year of clinical experience.License Requirements
  • Current RN licensure in the state of Mississippi
    • Current CPR Certification
      • Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation. Qualifications:
        • Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services during visit within forty-eight (48) hours of referral.
        • Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial and environmental needs and re-assesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
        • Initiates and coordinates the plan of care. Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions and patient/family responseto hospice care. Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care on a daily basis.
        • Instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate.
        • Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition. Reports patient condition and any identified needs/issues to Administrator on a daily basis.
        • Supervises and evaluates the home health aides/homemaker's ability to perform assigned duties every 14 days. Performs supervisory aide visits to the patient's residence every 14 days to assess whether goals are being met.
        • Performs supervisory visits with the aide present per state regulations.
        • Participates in LHC Connect and completes all required hospice assigned modules on-line on a monthly basis.
        • Participates in daily nursing report on patients to Administrator and provides all necessary documentation.
        • Performs 60 or 90 day record review (recertification's) as appropriate. Follows processes and regulations for admissions and recertification of hospice patients and reviews findings with Administrator.
        • Participates in Interdisciplinary Group Meeting (IDG) regarding patient care every 14 days.
        • Participates in the QAPI plan and process on a daily basis indentifying any problems to Administrator.
        • Compliance with procedures and processes of ordering/obtaining medications ordered by the physician and included in the patients Plan of care from Hospice Pharmacia. Assures compliance when possible of medication regime within the specified formulary.
        • Maintains up-to-date personnel file.
        • Performs LPN Supervisory visits as assigned by Administrator and in accordance with state regulations.
        • May fill-in as Alternate if Administrator is unavailable.
        • Functions as a preceptor to new hires.
        • Participates in on-call rotation.
        • Adheres to and participates in the Care Management process.

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