Hospice RN
Westover, WV
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Hospice RN

Location: Westover, West Virginia Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 8-hour shifts, 40 hours/week (Sunday through Saturday, 5 shifts/week)

Required Qualifications

• WV nursing license
• BLS (AHA) certification
• Hospice experience
• Facility-specific training

Patient Population

• Mostly adult patients, with occasional pediatric patients
• Common diagnoses: post-COVID pneumonia, wound care, IV antibiotics, CHF exacerbation, COPD exacerbation, post-op joint replacement

Responsibilities

• Home health visits for general assessments
• Education on medications and disease processes
• Teaching caregivers how to provide care after home health discharge
• Monitoring the illness for which home health was ordered
• Possible wound care and IV infusion
• No additional job duties or utilization review

Equipment in the Home

• Oxygen and nebulizer are typically present
• Some patients already have a CPAP or BiPAP

Visit Expectations

• Approximately 6 routine visits per day
• Visit counts: routine = 1, SOC = 2, recert and OASIS discharge = 1.5
• Goal of about 30 visit-equivalents per week
• SOC and other OASIS visits may be discussed

Support and Coverage

• Home health aides are available during the day on weekdays
• Administrative on-call coverage after hours and on weekends for questions and concerns
• Most patients are seen Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with some evening and weekend visits as needed

Weekend and On-Call

• A weekend nurse is currently scheduled, so this role covers on-call duty
• On-call responsibilities include seeing patients discharged unexpectedly from the hospital or those needing an as-needed visit
• An on-call schedule covers after-hours patient needs

Holidays

• Holidays are divided evenly among staff: one major and one minor holiday

Floating

• No floating

Orientation

• Staff orientation, including a computer trainer
• Field orientation completed with a field or charge nurse

Other

• Royal blue scrubs
• Candidates may submit to only one position at a time within the health system