Performs patient assessments and collaborates with the care team to develop and implement a plan of care. Makes referrals to other hospice care disciplines as needed or documents rationale for not doing so. Develops, prepares, and maintains individualized patient care progress records with accuracy, timeliness and according to care center policies. Records pain/symptom ma

Educates health care professionals, patients, and families about home care services. Develops and maintains relationships with key referral sources, such as hospitals, nursing homes and physician offices to generate leads. Coordinates patient admissions with the team, including obtaining all required documentation to complete referral to admission process. Conducts on sit

Obtains temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiration. Maintains a clean, safe, and healthy environment. Assists patient with getting in and out of bed, bathing, hygiene, and toileting. Prepares and provides and/or assists with meals. Performs light homemaking and other environmental services. Observes, reports, and documents any changes in patient status. Understand

Responsible for starting the patient's care, including nursing assessment, medication reconciliation, safety assessments and implementing standardized protocols. Administers prescribed medications (typically intravenously), obtains blood samples, inserts foley catheters and provides therapeutic interventions. Educates patient on how to manage their illness, prescribed med

Educates health care professionals, patients, and families about home care services. Develops and maintains relationships with key referral sources, such as hospitals, nursing homes and physician offices to generate leads. Coordinates patient admissions with the team, including obtaining all required documentation to complete referral to admission process. Conducts on sit

Educates health care professionals, patients, and families about home care services. Develops and maintains relationships with key referral sources, such as hospitals, nursing homes and physician offices to generate leads. Coordinates patient admissions with the team, including obtaining all required documentation to complete referral to admission process. Conducts on sit

Provides physical therapy services and interventions under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist and in accordance with the physician approved plan of care. Observes, records and reports the patient's response to treatment and any change in the patient's condition to the supervising PT, physician and other appropriate clinical staff. Provides resources for

Performs patient assessments and collaborates with the care team to develop and implement a plan of care. Makes referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the patient's identified needs or documents rationale for not doing so. Promotes patient health and independence through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures, assisting patients in learning appropriate s

Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs. Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects. Maintains awareness for indicators in patients ' behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs an

Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs. Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects. Maintains awareness for indicators in patients ' behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs an

Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs. Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects. Maintains awareness for indicators in patients ' behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs an

Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs. Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects. Maintains awareness for indicators in patients ' behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs an

Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs. Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects. Maintains awareness for indicators in patients ' behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs an

Provides personal care services to patients. Applies safety principles and proper body mechanics to the performance of specific techniques of personal and supportive care such as ambulation of clients, transferring clients, assisting with the normal range of motion and positioning, and doing household chores. Plans and prepares nutritious meals, assist s with feeding, as

Represents a spiritual presence and connection with the religious/spiritual roots of the hospice movement. Provides a constant reminder to hospice workers that, beyond the physical and emotional support given, patients may desire to have spiritual resources of their choosing. Serves as a spiritual resource to team members and assists them in their growth or in dealing wit