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FT Hospice Registered Nurse - Denton, TX
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Company
Overview:
Solaris is
clinician owned and operated and has been recognized as industry experts in
palliative medicine, since 1998. We are
committed to helping patients and their families always put life first.
Responsibilities:
· Completes an initial and
comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs.
Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous
illness.
· Provides professional nursing care
by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
· Initiates the plan of care and makes
necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
· Acts as Case Manager when assigned
by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care
for assigned caseload.
· 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.
· Works in cooperation with the
family/caregiver and hospice Interdisciplinary Team Members to meet the
emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
Qualifications
and Requirements:
· Graduate of an
accredited school of nursing.
· Current RN licensing, in
good standing.
· Valid driver's license,
and auto insurance
· Excellent observation, verbal and
written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills;
nursing skills per competency checklist.
Benefits:
· All full-time employees
are given access to Teladoc for them and their family, at no cost.
· PTO, Medical, Dental,
Vision, STD, LTD, Life Insurance Coverage
· 401K with competitive
matching after 1 year.
· New Parent Leave - After one 1 year with Solaris Healthcare, all FT employees are eligible for up to six 6 weeks paid time off to be with their new child.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions unless accommodations place undue burden on company. Prolonged or considerable walking or standing. Able to lift position and/or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping bending, kneeling and/or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.