? Apply Now: Afterhours Visiting RN - Hospice
Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Tacoma
Posted on: November 3, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Description: Job Summary: Provides comprehensive
skilled nursing care and services to patients in the home setting.
Works on an interdisciplinary team to provide care in the home
health, palliative care and hospice programs. Accountable for the
assessment, development of plan of care, education and consultation
related to pain and symptom management as well as adjustment to
changes in health status. Plans for the return of patient care to
primary Health Care providers as indicated. Essential
Responsibilities: - Communicates and collaborates with other
inter-disciplinary team members and with the patient family in
planning and implementing care. Records accurate and pertinent data
in the electronic medical record in a timely manner, according to
documentation guidelines. - Adheres to KFHPW infection control,
safety, hazardous waste, universal precautions, and CPR standards.
- Provides nursing interventions requiring substantial and
specialized nursing skill and initiates appropriate preventive and
rehabilitative nursing procedures. - Follows through the plan of
care as developed to provide appropriate instruction to
patient/caregiver about health care, disease management and
adjustment to illness; direct and supervise the care and services
of LPN and HHA in the home setting; perform treatments; instruct
patients/families in self-care activities and home safety; and
competently perform skills/tasks per plan of care. - This includes
pain and symptom management in the home. - Performs skilled
procedures to include injections, dressings, catheter insertion and
care, colostomy and tracheotomy, central line IV care and blood
draws. Identifies educational needs. - Instructs patient according
to the plan of care. - Provides care and case management with
interdisciplinary team. - Identifies own learning needs, including
those related to age-specific populations and participates in
educational efforts to meet those needs. - Participates in the
following: staff orientation; self and colleague/team performance
reviews; and activities related to quality care and cost saving
measures. - Adheres to KFHPW personnel policies and maintains a
high standard of professional work habits. - Demonstrates an
appearance consistent with KFHPW dress code policy. - Assesses
patient need for care and communicates with other health care
providers appropriately and in a timely manner. - Collects data
relevant to visit throughout the duration of care. - Develops and
initiates the plan of care based on assessment. - Communicates and
collaborates with medical doctor(s) to establish plan of care. -
Evaluates patient response to care through timely assessment,
communication and observation. - Modifies plan of care through
assessment based upon patient and care systems response. Basic
Qualifications: Experience - Minimum two (2) years of experience as
Registered Nurse in medical surgical, home health or hospice. - Per
the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this
experience requirement waived. Education - Associates degree in
Nursing from an accredited program. - High School Diploma OR
General Education Development (GED) required. License,
Certification, Registration - Registered Nurse License (Washington)
required at hire OR Compact License: Registered Nurse required at
hire - Driver's License (Washington) required at hire - Basic Life
Support required at hire Additional Requirements: - Proof of
automobile insurance. - Demonstrated experience providing care
planning within a community setting (continuum of care). - Ability
to work independently. - Ability to transfer/position patients as
needs require. - Basic laptop skills including MS Office Suite. -
Customer service skills. Preferred Qualifications: - Horizon for
home care system experience. - Bachelors degree in Nursing or a
related health care field.
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