Provides direct or indirect skilled comprehensive nursing care to a specified (or variety) of age and diagnostic groups. 

Qualifications :

• Completion of an accredited RN education program with a diploma, Associate’s or Bachelor's degree.  Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• 1 year experience in medical-surgical nursing.
• Hospice experience required for Hospice RNs
• Experience in home health care or community nursing.
• Experience working as part of a team and working effectively with persons and communities from diverse cultural, social, and ethnic backgrounds.  The ability to work in a complex institutional structure requiring significant collaboration.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Required Licenses, Registrations and/or Certifications:

• Registered Nurse, licensed in the State of Ohio.
• CPR certification is required.
• Valid driver's license.
• Hospice requires initial certification by National Board Certification for Hospice and Palliative Nurses (NBCHPN) within 1 year of employment and maintenance of certification thereafter

Key Essential Functions:

• Hospice:
  Demonstrates expertise in pain management techniques, including assessing pain and adjusting of pharmacological and non-pharmacological medications/therapies to achieve effective pain control.
• Demonstrates knowledge of disease progression and appropriate palliative care measures for symptom control.  Able to distinguish between curative, preventative and symptomatic palliative treatments and therapies.
• Provides emotional, psychological, spiritual support to patient/family during the course of illness and facilitates appropriate and timely referrals to other team members as defined by the Plan of Care.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the death and dying principles and the grieving process.
• Explains processes, procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, and ease apprehension.
• Home Health: 
• Utilizes principles of the nursing process to assist in data collection, planning and evaluation of nursing care.
• Demonstrates nursing knowledge and skills in the implementation of prevention, therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing care.
• Utilizes effective interviewing techniques; sets limits, and collects data based on specific role.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with health care providers, third parties, patients and families based on specific role.
• Explains processes, procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, and ease apprehension.
• Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
• Observes patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or Physician of patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
• Uses oral and written communication to convey pertinent information to members of the health care team in a timely manner.

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