RN 11pm-7am at Chandler Hall Health Services Inc in Newtown, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Chandler Hall, a Quaker facility and Kendal affiliate, provides high-quality care for older adults in Newtown, Bucks County. Chandler Hall offers a wide spectrum of services for individuals at all stages of the aging process including: Community Living, Personal Care, Residential Hospice, Home Hospice, Independent Living, Respite Care, and Skilled Nursing Care. We are always seeking individuals with a passion for working with the older population.

We currently have opportunities available for a F/T Overnight  11pm-7:30am RN to join our Hospice nursing team.  

Essential Functions                                                       

• Manage care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, interventions, implementation, and evaluation


• Authorize, coordinate and supervise care, as prescribed in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care, with contracted vendors to meet the needs of the patient


• Document patient care reflecting nursing interventions, patient response to care, patient needs, problems, capabilities, limitations, and progress toward goals


• Complete assessment, recertification, and discharge documentation


• Maintain up-to-date charts and records on patient care and regular communication with the patient's physician regarding changes in the patient's plan of care.


• Evaluate and perform ongoing assessment and revise initial written plan of care as the needs and conditions of the patient/family change


• Teach, supervise and counsel the patient/family regarding symptom management and psycho-social aspects of care

Conforms with the requirements of the compliance program by understanding and adhering to Kendal’s Compliance Program and Policies as they appear in the Code of Conduct and other compliance policies. Annually acknowledges review of the Code of Conduct by signature, and annually attends corporate compliance education.  Adheres to the policies and procedures covering Privacy and Security in compliance with HIPAA regulations. 

Competencies

• Demonstrates knowledge about Hospice and Palliative Care


• Demonstrates adherence to professional and ethical practice


• Demonstrates self-awareness and ability to set appropriate professional boundaries


• Demonstrates ability to establish, cultivate and sustain relationships


• Demonstrates ability to complete a client-centered Initial or Routine Assessment


• Demonstrates ability to work with patients and their units of care for plan of care (POC) development


• Demonstrates ability to offer pain and symptom management for symptoms that often accompany a life-limiting or life-threatening illness or condition.


• Demonstrates ability to support clients in discussing their medical condition and life-limiting experience as it pertains to their physical, existential, cultural/familial and spiritual experience


• Demonstrates ability to support clients in discussing their medical condition and life-limiting experience as it pertains to decision-making and planning


• Demonstrates ability to distinguish and respond appropriately between normal suffering related to grief and loss, complex grief, and mental illness and how that impacts the grief process


• Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively with the team for understanding client behavior, finding best solutions for care coordination


• Demonstrates initiative to continually elevate skills and competency; provides leadership to support skill development and effective service delivery for the team and agency  
  

Education and Experience

Registered Nurse license in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

1 or more years of hospice experience preferred.

GIVING AND SHARING THE THINGS THAT WE VALUE:
Respect based on our values | Competitive wages | Life Insurance | 401K plan | Health Insurance
Prescription program | Sick leave | Low cost employee meal plan | Flexible spending accounts
PTO plan | Tuition reimbursement | Free on-site fitness center | Childcare available on site  

EOE

Behaviors

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

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