1.Provides nursing services, under the direction of the Director of Clinical Operations including on-going assessments of patients and their needs, in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, Hospice policies and procedures and other applicable standards. These services include, but are not limited to:
a.making regular home visits on assigned patients;
b.assisting in providing 24 hour on-call services, as scheduled;
c.performing prescribed treatments and procedures, in compliance with the established guidelines of the NC Nurse Practice Act; as per the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act, Registered Nurses may give medications.
d.conducting physician consults, as needed, to obtain orders, provide patient updates, and review the plan of care;
e.assisting in performing initial and on-going nursing assessments of patient/family needs;
f.developing and implementing the nursing plan of care, with appropriate updates
providing hospice nursing services with emphasis on:
2.Works with the Director of Clinical Operations and other interdisciplinary team members in developing an individualized Plan of Care for assigned patients.
3.Interacts as a member of the IDT by:
4.Assists in keeping patient/family records updated and provides timely/accurate documentation of all services rendered.
5.Assumes responsibility for professional development by attending workshops, in-service education programs and mandatory education events, whenever possible.