Registered Nurse RN Hospice
Company: Banner Health
Location: Gilbert
Posted on: June 23, 2022
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Job Description:
**Primary City/State:**
Gilbert, Arizona
**Department Name:**
Hospice-East Routine
**Work Shift:**
Day
**Job Category:**
Nursing
**$10K Sign-on Bonus, plus relocation package available!**
A rewarding career that fits your life. Those who have joined the
Banner mission come from all walks of life, united by the common
goal: Make health care easier, so life can be better. If changing
health care for the better sounds like something you want to be
part of, apply today.
Banner Hospice and Palliative Care is a fully integrated provider
of high-quality, compassionate advanced illness and end-of-life
care serving patients across the Metro Phoenix area and in Northern
Colorado. Banner Hospice is ranked among the Top 100 U.S. Hospice
providers. Banner Palliative Care and Hospice consistently
outperforms the national benchmarks and other regional hospice
agencies in the CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program publicly
reported metrics. We are interconnected across the Banner Health
system serving as Banner's advanced illness resource partner to our
hospitals, clinics, health plans, and other service lines. Banner
Palliative Care and Hospice is proud to provide medical care lead
by a team comprised entirely of physicians board certified in
Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
***** **$10,000 Sign-on Incentive for** **RNs with a minimum of 12
months Hospice experience;** **requires a 2-year commitment.**
As the **RN Hospice Case Manager** you will have the opportunity to
develop and implement the Plan of Care to meet the
patient/family/caregiver needs, initiate intervention and support,
and re-assess/ re-evaluate the patients' needs ongoing, to provide
comprehensive and appropriate care. **This position will provide
home visits in the Central/East Valley. Monday - Friday 8am -
5pm.**
If you are a New Graduate Nurse with less than 12 months of
experience, please visit the main job search page and use keywords
**RN New Grad** to search for openings
Ranked in the top 25 percent of all home care agencies in the
United States, Banner Home Care is the largest nonprofit,
free-standing home care agency in Arizona. We provide intermittent
health care for patients of all ages in the comfort of their home.
Our home care team is experienced, compassionate and professional,
and the results prove that Banner Home Care measures better than
the national and Arizona average in almost all Medicare Quality
Compare patient satisfaction results. Banner Hospice have been
providing comfort care for the past 10 years in the Phoenix Metro
area. The goal is to support quality of life, honor the wishes of
patients, maintain the dignity of the individual and support the
family through their grieving process. Inpatient Home care is also
available for respite care and symptom management. The Banner
Hospice Team can provide comfort to the patient and family by
alleviating symptoms, by providing meaningful help and by creating
an environment to develop lasting final memories.
POSITION SUMMARY
This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents
nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies
and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice
utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and
development. This position is accountable for the quality of
nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their
direction. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment,
and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and
evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of
assigned patients.
CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual,
educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and
assures completion within appropriate timeframe. Reviews available
information obtained by other health care team members. Reviews
diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the
physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers. Completes assessment
and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in
policy.
2. Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan,
utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team
input. Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs,
assessment data and the medical plan of care. Goals for patient are
realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the
patient/family. Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial,
spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the
plan of are. Plans care in collaboration with members of the
multidisciplinary team. Reviews and revises the plan of care to
reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient's
status.
3. Implements the plan of care through direct patient care,
coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the
health care team. Provides care based on physician orders and the
nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures,
standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements. Delegates
appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of
care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel.
Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely
communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom
care is provided.
4. Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and
teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed. Evaluates patient
progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with
other health care team members. Evaluates patient's response and
the effectiveness of patient teaching.
5. Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in
the patient record. Documentation is legible, timely and in
accordance with policy. Documentation reflects objective/subjective
data, nursing interventions and patient's response to treatment.
Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
6. Provides care based on the best evidence available and may
participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participates in unit or facility shared leadership. Interacts and
participates in the education, role development, and orientation of
facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring
when appropriate.
7. Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent
patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable,
and safe care. Actively participates in the improvement of national
nursing quality indicators and outcomes. Such activities may
include participating in professional organizations.
8. In some roles, this position may supervise staff and work flow
of the department.
9.Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments,
physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as
employees of other health care institutions, community providers
and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient. Interacts
with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to
report and ask for or clarify information. Also works with clergy
to provide spiritual support. Synthesizes and prioritizes data from
multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the
patient and family to changes in health status.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice,
temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN
licensure for current state of practice. BLS certification is
required. Additional certification or continuing education may be
required based on area of practice.
Relates throughout the interview process the experience, training
and education needed to perform the job. Experience in the clinical
area for which he or she is applying is desired. Must maintain
clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which
they work as demonstrated through annual validations. Banner
Registry and Travel acute care positions require a minimum of one
year experience in an acute care hospital setting. Experience must
include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months
as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area. Banner Registry and
Travel physician practice positions require a minimum of one year
experience as a Registered Nurse in a physician practice or an
acute care setting. Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health
Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, Banner Home Care/Hospice or Boswell
Skilled Nursing Facility must possess an Arizona Fingerprint
Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the
duration of their employment. Employees working at Banner MD
Anderson on the Banner University Medical Center Phoenix campus
must possess a State of Arizona Department of Public Safety Level
One Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the
card for the duration of their employment. This is a requirement of
the Whole Family Counseling Program held at this specific facility.
Employees working in the Banner McKee Senior Behavioral Health
Inpatient Unit must possess an Colorado Fingerprint Clearance Card
at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their
employment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree preferred. Professional certification
preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
EOE/Female/Minority/Disability/Veterans
Banner Health supports a drug-free work environment.
Banner Health complies with applicable federal and state laws and
does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
age, or disability
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