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Job description
Med Ninjas is seeking a travel nurse RN Hospice Palliative Care RN for a travel nursing job in Ft Worth, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements
Specialty: Hospice Palliative Care RN
Discipline: RN
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 13 weeks
40 hours per week
Shift: 8 hours, days
Employment Type: Travel
RN – Hospice On-Call | Dallas, TX
nnPosition: Hospice On-Call RN
nLocation: Dallas, TX Area
nSchedule: 7 On / 7 Off
nHours:
nnn Monday–Friday: 5:00 PM – 8:00 AM
n Saturday/Sunday: 24-hour on-call coverage, 8:00 AM – 8:00 AM
n One week on / one week off
n Paid: Standard 40 hours/week
n nnRequired Experience
nnn Strong Hospice Nursing experience required
n Previous Hospice On-Call experience required
n Hospice Admissions experience required
n Experience with HCHB (Homecare Homebase) EMR required
n nnKey Responsibilities
nnn Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, environmental, safety, and developmental needs and individualize plans of care.
n Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and develop appropriate goals and interventions.
n Assess and manage pain and other symptoms while developing individualized comfort-care plans.
n Anticipate, prevent, and treat symptoms and complications associated with end-of-life care.
n Provide compassionate care focused on comfort, dignity, and quality of life for patients and families.
n Participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings to establish, review, and revise patient care plans.
n Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records, including assessments, interventions, goals, outcomes, and changes in condition.
n Educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding medications, treatments, expected effects, side effects, and appropriate interventions.
n Coordinate patient and family services with the interdisciplinary care team and other healthcare professionals.
n Support patients and families while respecting their unique spiritual, cultural, and personal beliefs.
n Provide guidance and support during the dying process and assist families with effective grieving.
n Maintain the dignity, comfort, and safety of patients receiving end-of-life care.
n Provide holistic, family-centered hospice care across treatment settings.
n Ensure documentation and care comply with applicable regulations, certification standards, legal and ethical requirements.
n Provide care consistent with National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) standards of practice.
n Med Ninjas Job ID #15858. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About Med Ninjas
At Med Ninjas, we make travel healthcare simple, so you can focus on what matters: caring for patients. We match nurses and allied professionals with assignments that fit their lives, backed by a team that actually picks up the phone.
We're a staffing agency built around one idea: healthcare professionals deserve a partner as invested in their success as they are in their patients'.
On assignment with Med Ninjas, you get medical, 401(k), housing/travel support, plus a dedicated recruiter who knows your name and your goals. With a 5.0 rating from our travelers, we earn that trust one assignment at a time.
Travel with confidence. Grow with Med Ninjas.
Benefits
401k retirement plan
Medical benefits
Worksite address
fort worth, TX, 76102, US
Who can apply
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