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Inpatient RN
PER DIEM•Burleson
About this role
Community Healthcare of Texas has provided Hospice and Palliative Care Services since 1996. Community Healthcare of Texas has cared for patients with serious and terminal illnesses throughout North Central Texas. Providing compassionate care for those living with an illness while supporting those caring for a loved one is the mission of Community Healthcare of Texas.
Community Healthcare of Texas is currently recruiting for an Inpatient RN.
POSITION SUNNARY
IPU RN/Case Manager assesses patient's physical, psychosocial, and spiritual condition and determines and/or revises the plan of care; provides palliative nursing care.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provide emotional support for patients and families/caregivers while instructing in end-of-life care/issues.
- Case manages a total plan of care for patient/support persons by assessing conditions, coordinating with team members, communicating with IDG, and supervising CNAs.
- Document nursing care and significant interactions with patients at the time of visit; support team members.
- Participate in follow-up with bereaved families with various types of contact.
- Document nursing care and significant interactions with patients at the time of visit; support team members.
- Discharge patients and coordinate transfer including instructing patients/caregivers in follow-up care.
- Manage multiple patients and their support persons simultaneously in crisis with acute symptoms including pharmacology.
- Manage assigned patients equally, regardless of severity, contagion, or complexity of diagnosis.
- Responsible for ensuring and assisting in providing a safe and clean environment for patients and families.
- Assist in housekeeping needs that are compliant with infection control procedures and policies.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Registered Nurse Licensed by the State of Texas
- Must have emotional/spiritual maturity to deal with patients/support persons according to their needs in a crisis.
- Be able to work autonomously within guidelines/protocol (without immediate support available)
- Able to use a range of strategies to solve problems care/treatment modalities.
- One year of nursing experience is required.
- Hospice/Home Health experience preferred
HOURS
Working every other Saturday/Sunday night 7:00pm to 7:00am
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
What you'll do
- The Inpatient RN/Case Manager assesses patients' physical, psychosocial, and spiritual conditions and provides palliative nursing care. They manage a total plan of care for patients and their support persons, ensuring effective communication and coordination with the healthcare team.
About Community Healthcare of Texas
Community Healthcare of Texas understands that choosing end-of-life care and support is a difficult decision. Introducing end-of-life care does not mean you are giving up, but that you are giving your loved one the gift of the expert care and support that is needed at this time. Choosing end-of-life care means you want to enhance the quality of your time together.
Community Healthcare of Texas has been providing hospice home care, inpatient care, and respite care since 1996 to patients that have been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness and given a prognosis of six months or less. All care and support are provided wherever our patients call home - a personal residence, assisted living facility, nursing home, hospital, or one of our three home-like hospice inpatient facilities. Our Hospice Interdisciplinary Team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and nurse aides work closely to provide the best plan of care to meet the needs of our patients and families.
Community Healthcare of Texas also provides perinatal and pediatric hospice and palliative care programs for those with a serious illness that are not ready hospice.
As the largest not-for-profit hospice and palliative care organization in the nation, Community Healthcare of Texas has committed to increasing access to hospice and palliative care, providing community education and outreach, offering special programs enhancing quality of life, and activism in local, state, and national healthcare and hospice organizations.
Call (800)226-0373 for more information on our programs, services, and employment opportunities.
Community Healthcare of Texas will be there every step of the way. Because your life matters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Inpatient RN do at Community Healthcare of Texas?
As a Inpatient RN at Community Healthcare of Texas, you will: the Inpatient RN/Case Manager assesses patients' physical, psychosocial, and spiritual conditions and provides palliative nursing care. They manage a total plan of care for patients and their support persons, ensuring effective communication and coordination with the healthcare team..
Is the Inpatient RN position at Community Healthcare of Texas remote?
The Inpatient RN position at Community Healthcare of Texas is based in Burleson, Texas, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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