Sign-on Bonus $6000.00
Excell Home Care is in the top 74% of all Home Care Agencies with regards to Patient Satisfaction. Our Composite score of 91% is above both National and State Averages of 87%. Excell strives to provide EXCELLent care for patients, families, and providers in every way possible.
Be part of Excell's legacy of providing life-changing service! Excell has been located in SW Okc since 1996 and has a history of high-quality care, administered by long-tenured, skilled professionals.
Excell team members say we are "truly unique" and feel like family. They appreciate the praise they get from peers and clients/families. Team members appreciate work-life balance & flexibility, and think of their supervisors as caring, thoughtful & understanding and believe in Excell's passion for what we do.
Our team members live our culture of caring, love, and compassion and pick each other up and celebrate each other’s success. Our CAPLICO core values drive us to do better, be better and want better for ourselves and those around us.
I. JOB SUMMARY
The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.
II. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient Care
1. Completes an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing assessments of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
2. Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
3. Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
· Writing and initiating plan of care
· Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
· Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
4. Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
5. Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis, and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
6. Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
7. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
8. Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
9. Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
10. Acts as Case Manager and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
Communication
1. Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given.
2. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
3. Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
4. Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
5. Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate.
6. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers. Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
7. Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
8. Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
9. Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice Interdisciplinary Group Members to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
10. Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.
Additional Duties
· Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
· Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
· Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
· Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
· Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
· Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $68,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Weekly schedule:
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
- Case management: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person