Admissions Rn resume example

. Performs all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and in accordance with basic principles and guidelines of professional nursing.
. Provides information, pre-assessment, and admission services to patients who have been referred to HSM; conducting pre-assessment visits in the home or health care facility as necessary.
. Communicates with the Intake Department, the referring physician and Hospice Medical Director to assure appropriateness of each referral and that necessary certifications are obtained.
. Keeps the Intake Department informed about progress of referral/admission.
. Applies nursing principles and techniques in the treatment of patients. Provides nursing care,
emotional support and education to patients and families. Encourages patients and family members
to participate in the patient’s plan of care to meet established goals.
. Utilizes computer skills to access medication information and document in electronic medical
record as required.
. Promotes teamwork by participating actively and appropriately as a member of an interdisciplinary
team. Shares essential patient information with all members to coordinate care.
. Collaborates with other members of the IDT in coordinating care to be efficient and financially
responsible.
. Makes appropriate referrals for other discipline services and medical equipment/supply companies
to meet patient care needs in a timely manner. Coordinates care of patients with a variety of
disciplines and community resources, both internal and external in a fiscally responsible manner.
.Completes and submits documentation within agency timeliness policies that is complete, legible,
and clearly reflects care given.
.Provides hands on nursing care for a diverse group of patients as assigned.
. Utilizes appropriate resources to maintain knowledge and skills for the hospice care in all settings
including regulatory/reimbursement guidelines and integrates into clinical practice.
. Participates in weekend, holiday and on-call coverage as necessary.

• Provide direct patient care sufficient to meet the patient’s total nursing need in accordance with the patient’s hospice plan of care assuring each patient receives treatments, medications, and diet as tolerated.
• Correctly identifies, communicates and collaborates on patient problems/priorities/issues based upon assessment data, establishes measurable patient goals and communicates initial/ongoing plan of care appropriately to interdisciplinary team. Recognizes changes in clinical status and reports them to the appropriate individual.
• Collaborates with patient/family when developing plan of care, adjusting communication style as necessary. Establishes priority for patient care based on immediate patient condition and mutually set patient needs/expectations.
• Assists in the assessment of family needs for bereavement services.
• Ensures patient/caregiver teaching and patient/caregiver level of understanding and response to teaching are documented. Incorporates teaching into routine care, involving patient/caregiver. Incorporates learning needs in discharge plan.
• Completes all electronic documentation, at the point of care or in the patient care corridor, following the appropriate protocol.
• Assist field teams when needed.
• Significant status changes are identified, communicated, responded to and documented.
• Adapts communication style to meet population specific needs of patient. Creates a supportive environment and provides an atmosphere that supports each patient's dignity.
• Provide medication management per protocol. Recognizes and reports adverse drug reactions per policy and procedure. Recognizes and reports medication variances per policy and procedure.
• Fully meets all staff meeting and learning requirements. Attends staff meetings as required and completes all required training timely.
• Fully utilizes all internal and external resources.
• Demonstrates responsibility for scope of position/own standard of practice. Maintains required skills, licensure, regulatory requirements, and credentials needed to perform assigned duties.
• Demonstrates full knowledge of current position's, and department's, relationship to flow of patient services and/or care plan of the patient. Demonstrates understanding of all other services of the organization.