Triage Hospice RN-Hybrid - Care Partners

Triage Hospice RN-Hybrid

Come join a team of seasoned nurses at Care Partners, one of Oregon’s oldest not-for-profit hospices! For over 40 years, we have cared for hospice patients across the Portland Metropolitan area, bringing interdisciplinary and holistic hospice services to patients and their support systems. Care Partners is seeking a Registered Nurse for the position of Triage Hospice RN to provide coverage in the Portland metro area. This position has candidates in the field providing direct patient care. We are a trusted name amongst our community partners and receive consistent feedback from families that our nurses go above and beyond expectations to make them feel supported at their loved one’s end of life.

If you are looking for a role that makes a clear impact, supports your autonomy in the field, offers variety day to day with a chance to work with multiple disease processes, and prioritizes forming relationships with patients in their home environment, apply to be a Care Partners RN. You would join a team dedicated to providing dignity and whole-person care to every single patient.

Responsibilities:

• Act in a triage role, providing clinical direction, advice and assistance to day shift, weekend and evening shift nurses to assure that patients receive high quality palliative and hospice care.

• Facilitate communication between nursing personnel on shifts to assure that crucial patient care needs are met in a quality, effective manner.

• Provide telephone advice to patients, families, and caregivers, problem-solve patient visit schedules, and coordinate care between daytime, evening, and night-time nursing teams.?

• Coordinates patient visit schedules to assure patients receive timely appropriate care.

• May provide nursing advice and triage to patients, families, and caregivers via telephone when their RN case manager is unavailable.

• Provides skilled nursing assessment, planning and coordination, care management across settings to patients in a private home, adult foster home, residential/assisted living care, and/or nursing facility.

• Assesses patient/family needs and consults with attending physician, Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) staff members or other appropriate community contacts as indicated at the time of the assessment.

• Serves as a clinical and management resource for patient care problem solving. Acts as liaison between staff, physicians, and management.

• May provide all professional nursing services in accordance with the orders of the attending physician, and within the RN scope of practice.

• Manages medications in the patient’s home/residence upon the specific orders of the physician.

• Consults with Medical Director, Primary Physicians, medical specialists, and pharmacists for recommendations of medications and/or treatment considerations.

• Delegates and assigns tasks to the Hospice Aides (HA) or non-family members and caregivers.

• Supervises the care provided for HA services and/or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) as required by law.

• Assures professional competency through maintaining skills and knowledge consistent with state and Medicare regulations and Oregon Nurse Practice Act and all organization policies, work rules and standards.

• Maximizes the comfort and health of patients and families consistent with hospice philosophy and the organization’s policies and procedures.

• Provides phone triage and support to patients/families as needed and requested.

• 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 in accordance with policies and procedures.?

• Participates in the development of the plan of care for patient/family and Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) input, including preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures appropriate for the patient’s care and safety.

• Attends case conferences and actively participates in discussion of patient needs and care planning.

Qualifications:

• Requires current unencumbered Oregon licensure as a Registered Nurse prior to first day of employment.

• Must have a minimum of one-year professional nursing experience in hospice, palliative care, home health, medical surgical care, Emergency Department (ED) or Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or equivalent. Previous hospice or palliative nursing experience is strongly preferred. Three or more years of experience is highly desirable.

• Prior experience coaching, guiding and/or on the job training to others is highly desirable, including flexibility to be successful with a variety of work styles.

• Must have a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record and have access to a reliable automobile to travel to and from patient homes.

• Requires well-developed critical thinking, patient assessment, and problem-solving skills.

• Requires the ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team with strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Must have good skills in using electronic tools such as email, internet, keyboarding and be able to learn medical software and job-related electronic applications to use for accurate and timely charting and administrative purposes.

• Bi-lingual, Spanish speaking ability and certification in Hospice and Palliative Care are helpful.

• Basic life support CPR card or ability to obtain a valid card prior to patient contact within two weeks of hire is required.

Schedule: Weekends and Monday. Work hours are from 7am-5:30pm

*Preferred applicant will be asked to pass a background check and drug screen following a job offer.**New employees are required to complete tuberculosis screening and provide proof of hepatitis B vaccination or signed declination.

Care Partners has the reputation and community trust that comes from a local history of providing outstanding end-of-life care, education and bereavement services to thousands of families year over year. We recognize the unique and emotional needs of each patient and family member. Our caring service delivery as a non-profit provider is a reputation we plan to keep.

Care Partners is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.