Scrum Master jobs in Mcallen, TX

Description

Join our Hospice team today!

Are you a compassionate and skilled nurse looking to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives? Astella Home Health and Hospice is seeking dedicated nurses to join our caring team.

Job Summary: Primary functions are to perform admissions and administer nursing care for patients of all ages in their place of residence, coordinate care with the Interdisciplinary Group/Team, patient/family, and referring agency; and assume the responsibility for coordination of care.

Essential Functions:

• Assess hospice patients utilizing the Nursing Assessment and LCD criteria to identify the physical, psycho social, and environmental needs.
• Develop and document the plan of care in correlation with Assessment
• Provides nursing care utilizing infection control measures (OSHA)
• Work with Interdisciplinary Group/Team to ensure patient/family needs are met.
• Communicate with attending physicians, hospice physicians, and other physicians involved in the patient’s care.
• Timely submission of all required paperwork.
• Demonstrates commitment and professional growth by participating in hospice sponsored in-service programs and maintaining or improving competency. Participates in the Hospice’s QAPI program.
• Promotes the Hospice’s philosophy and administrative policies.
• Meets productivity standards.
• Performs on-call responsibilities and provides on-call services to patients and their families as assigned.
• Provides effective communication to patients, their family members, team members, and other health care professionals.

This is not a comprehensive list of all job responsibilities; a full job description will be provided.

Astella Home Health and Hospice provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harrassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
• Licensure: Current State license as a Registered Nurse; Current driver’s license.
• Experience: Two (2) years experience as a Registered Nurse in a clinical care setting and one (2) year full time hospice.
• Skills: Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Knowledge of state and federal regulations.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance