Registered Nurse - Hospice - UHC
Owosso, MI
About the Job
Job Overview
As a Hospice Nurse, you will play a crucial role in providing compassionate end-of-life care to patients in hospice settings. You will work closely with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure comfort and dignity during this sensitive time.
Responsibilities
As a Hospice Nurse, you will play a crucial role in providing compassionate end-of-life care to patients in hospice settings. You will work closely with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure comfort and dignity during this sensitive time.
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled nursing care to hospice patients in various settings such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and private residences
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients' physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
- Administer medications and treatments as prescribed, including IV insertion when necessary
- Manage pain and symptoms effectively through specialized techniques like pain management
- Perform medical procedures such as specimen collection processing and esthetic laser treatment
- Maintain accurate medical documentation and update medical records in accordance with regulatory standards
- Proficiency in ophthalmology to address eye-related concerns in hospice patients
- Experience in assisted living or nursing home environments
- Strong knowledge of aliment and its impact on end-of-life care
- Ability to perform IV insertions for medication administration
- Familiarity with esthetic laser treatment for palliative purposes
- Competence in specimen collection processing for diagnostic purposes
- Excellent medical documentation skills to ensure accurate patient records
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