Agrace

General

• Coordinate direct and indirect patient care based on the nursing process
• Perform telephone triage and patient assessment from the Agrace office or home
• Assess calls and determine whether a home visit or telephone assistance is needed
• Respond to patient and family calls in a timely manner
• Triage patient and family needs by phone and assess the need for home visits
• Communicate with patients, families, collaborating agencies, healthcare providers, and interdisciplinary team members
• Use patient, family, and clinical information for assessment and care coordination
• Apply knowledge of uncomplicated grief and the dying process in assessment, care planning, and intervention
• Identify and report abuse, neglect, suicidal ideation, or violence
• Provide individualized patient and family education
• Develop and document acute care plans
• Assess pain continuously and collaborate on pain management during crises
• Participate in mandatory education
• Precept new staff

Hospice Triage RN – Split Shift