Job Description

Working in a Home Hospice environment, you will report to the Nurse Manager. You are responsible for providing specialized care in accordance to established hospice policies, standard nursing care and practices. You will recieve additional days off when you are scheduled for night calls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct home visits and perform night call duties when required.

• Prepare and write care plans for new patients.

• Conduct monthly checks, replenish of medication or medical supply and record controlled drugs

• Act as a case manager coordinating and implementing a plan of care for the client with advanced disease referred to the organization.

• Work in collaboration with members of a multi-disciplinary team in a setting which provides 24 hours medical care, pain and symptom management and family support.

• Assess nutritional needs in the patient with advanced diseases including adjusting current medication as needed so as to achieve optimal symptom control.

• Implement and review care plans for patients, work with members of a transdisciplinary team to achieve the highest level of coordinated care for the patient.

• Identify patients and families in need of financial assistance and/or counselling and refer to social workers department in our organisation.

• Check patients\xe2\x80\x99 case files who are discharged before sending to related colleagues and department, and after home visit by doctors and nurses, in the absence of a nurse supervisor.

• Prepare family caregivers for approaching death and to give caregivers bereavement and emotional support when necessary.

• Prepare training notes for presentation and planning of training and education for nurses.

• Participate in in-service education program, seminars and training courses for updating of nursing skills and knowledge in hospice and palliative care as directed by nursing lead and Resident Physician.

• Assume professional responsibility and accountability for outcomes in nursing practice

• Coordinate the respite care volunteer programme.