Responsibilities:
• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments of patients' physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans in coordination with the interdisciplinary team (including physicians, therapists, social workers, and aides).
• Provide direct skilled nursing care, such as wound care, medication management, IV therapy, symptom management (especially pain and comfort in hospice), and patient/caregiver education.
• Offer education and emotional support to patients and their families/caregivers based on individual needs.
• Supervise LPNs/LVNs, home health aides, and other support staff.
• Participate in on-call rotations, admissions, or urgent response as needed (common in hospice roles).
• Coordinate care activities, including visit scheduling and documentation to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Monitor patient p...