AvoCare Palliative- Part Time LPN

Job DetailsJob Location

• AvoCare-
• Glendale -
• Glendale,
• AZTitle:
• Nurse
• Care
• Manager
• Part-time
• Responsibilities: · Coordinate and provide home visits for palliative care patients who have a chronic or serious illness and need symptom management and/or education · Document in EMR- assessment, patient status, and outcome, goals of care needs, after each visit · Ensure regulatory compliance with documentation requirements · Adhere to HIPPA at all times · Identify patient needs and initiate appropriate goals updating as needed · Communicate and coordinate on a consistent basis with members of team, other healthcare providers involved in pt care and Insurance Case Managers · Act as a liaison and advocate for PC patients admitted to the hospital · Participate and assist in any quality improvement or other studies involving palliative care · Ensure the plan of care for assigned patients is adhered to · Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and participate by providing patient updates · Participate in regular scheduled staff meetings and inservices ·
• Additional duties as agreed upon to meet agency need
• Job
• Qualifications: · RN or LPN with minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent experience · Past nursing experience should be in a transferable or applicable clinical venue · Currently licensed as a Registered or Practical Nurse to practice in the State of Arizona · Demonstrates clinical competency; ability to collaborate with others; ability to initiate and plan own work activities; effective time management skills and professionalism · Possess and maintain good physical stamina and mental health
• Tactical
• Deliverables: · Notifies patient prior to visit and communicates further visits scheduled. · Drives responsibly and safely to and from client’s place of residence. · Schedules priorities and maintains productivity utilizing time management. · Provides appropriate and thorough service to patients/clients, ensuring proper completion of services in an accurate and timely manner and in accordance with agency policy. · Always demonstrates respectable customer service and professionalism. · Determines discipline frequencies according to physician order and/or assessed needs. · Provide teaching to patient/client and answer health-related questions and document patient/client/caregiver understanding of education. · Document patient’s/client’s care using appropriate agency forms and submit to agency within appropriate timeline. · Maintain continuity of care and document communications with others within the health care team. · Demonstrate work that meets quality standards. Assist in periodic auditing of paperwork of self/peers. · Adheres to Agency Code of Conduct, Standards of Practice, and Patients/Patient Rights · Demonstrates professionalism in appearance, adhering to agency dress code. · Accessible transportation to and from patients visits. · Ability to lift 30 pounds, move intermittently throughout the workday, inclusive of sitting, standing and bending, pushing, pulling or moving objects and patients/clients.