The Registered Nurse Team Leader is responsible for providing guidance and leadership to the team who provides the services pertaining to palliative and hospice care. The Registered Nurse Team Leader is a professional member of the hospice interdisciplinary team
The annual salary range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $100,000 - $115,000; however, pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including job-related knowledge, licensure, skills, and experience.
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Assisted Offers Our Employees a Unique Employment Package:
Affordable medical, dental and vision benefits package.
Company matched 401K (up to 6% of your annual salary can be matched)
A very generous referral bonus – earn up to $600* per referral.
We’ll empower you to reach your highest levels of personal and professional development by providing up to $6,000* tuition education reimbursement.
Vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays package*
*Internal policy provides detailed information regarding these benefits. Full policy is provided upon request.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides the skilled nursing services necessary to adhere to the patient’s plan of care developed by the interdisciplinary team and the patient’s physician.
Ensures the family/patient is participating in the care planning process and ensures appropriate documentation of same.
Ensures adherence to the plan of care for every patient/family assigned to the team.
In conjunction with the Hospice Quality Improvement Coordinator, performs quality review of all chart documentation for patients assigned to the team.
Responsible for compliance with regulatory agencies governing Hospice.
Identifies the patient’s and family’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, safety and developmental needs and individualizes the patient’s plan of care based on the needs identified.
Assesses all aspects of the patient’s pain and develops an individualized pain management plan.
Anticipates prevents and treats undesirable symptoms or secondary symptoms.
Identifies and addresses comfort care needs.
Supports, instructs, and educates the patient, family and caregiver.
Documents problems, nursing assessments, appropriate goals, care provided, care interventions and patient and family outcomes achieved from intervention and care provided.
Coordinating all patient and family services.
Maintains the dignity of the dying patient.
Supports the patient’s and family’s unique spiritual and cultural beliefs.
Provides holistic, family-centered care across treatment settings to improve quality of life.
Consults and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and others involved in the patient’s care.
Performs duties consistent with the Nursing Practice Act including the Standards of Competent Performance.
Demonstrates the ability to correctly use; direct the use of medical supplies and equipment; to utilize and access both direct and indirect resources to ensure patient safety.
Instructs other health team personnel and the patient's family, regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems of the patient.
Responsible for the care given by the team, including the Hospice Aide, Licensed Vocational Nurse, RN and other hospice team members to patients by supervising care as required by law and licensure and recording supervisory visits on the visit notes and/or joint visit forms as appropriate.
Prepares the Team On-Call report timely
Participates in the On-Call rotation.
Participates in orientation, in-service education and utilization review.
Participates in patient care conferences, including Interdisciplinary Group.
Provides hospice in-services and education to referring and residential facilities
Prepares and submits, as directed, all case documentation and required payroll information on a weekly basis.
Provides services within the Agency's catchment area.
Prepares re-certification and discharge paperwork as appropriate and submits timely.
Acknowledges patient rights including privacy and confidentiality.
Consistently displays a professional appearance and conduct in all settings. Customer service including interpersonal and interagency relationships are to be positive and professional at all times.
Assumes responsibility and displays reliability for the completion of all tasks, duties, communications and actions.
Supports the mission and goals of the Agency.
Maintains professional growth and development.
Participates in performance improvement activities.
Abides by Agency policies and procedures.
Accepts other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND TRAINING
Licensed in the State of California by the Board of Registered Nursing.
Current CPR, health clearance and clinical skills self-assessment.
Successful passage (80%) of Agency competency exam and core competency per skills checklist.
Minimum of one year of professional nursing experience and BSN or one year of professional nursing experience within the last 3 years
Have the orientation and training appropriate to the care of the hospice patient and his/her family.