About the Role:
Touchstone Health is seeking an experienced, compassionate Registered Nurse to join our hospice team in San Antonio, TX. This is a highly autonomous position with a 7-on / 7-off schedule (Friday to Friday, 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM & every other weekend days/nights), offering a unique rhythm of deep focus and meaningful time off.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Deliver nursing services according to the established plan of care.
- Conduct initial evaluation visits and regularly reassess the patient’s nursing needs.
- Initiate the plan of care and make necessary revisions based on patient condition.
- Provide specialized nursing services that require substantial nursing skills.
- Implement preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate.
- Prepare clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and complete summaries for care conferences per agency policy.
- Coordinate services and communicate with personnel about changes in patient condition and needs.
- Counsel patients and their families in meeting nursing and related healthcare needs.
- Participate in and present in-service programs as needed.
- Adhere to agency policies and procedures.
- Process orders, notify the physician of patient needs, and handle changes in patient condition, including completing certifications/recertifications and discharge summaries.
- Determine the necessary amount and type of nursing for each individual patient.
- Refer patients to specialized services (e.g., Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology) as needed.
- Supervise and provide teaching to other nursing personnel.
- Conduct patient care conferences on patients under their care.
- Engage in peer review and participate in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) activities as assigned.
- Provide total patient care as needed.
- Take on-call duties for nights, weekends, and holidays as assigned.
- Complete and submit OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges, and significant condition changes within agency-defined timeframes.
- Utilize ICD-10 codes appropriately for accurate documentation.
