RN Hospice Visiting Nurse
Masonicare Home Health & Hospice - Vernon, CT area
Day Shift / 40hrs/wk
RN / REGISTERED NURSE
The trusted healthcare resource chosen by more state residents than any other-is Masonicare Home Health & Hospice, sponsored by Masonicare. We're a not-for-profit healthcare provider dedicated to serving all patients with excellent, affordable, accessible care, and staffed by licensed, experienced nurses, therapists, home health aides, companions and homemakers.
Why Masonicare?
We offer competitive salaries a comprehensive benefits package, flexible scheduling, and a weekly pay schedule. We utilize a state-of the art electronic medical records system and provide laptop computers. All employees receive a comprehensive orientation and preceptor program.
Masonicare Home Health & Hospice, an affiliate of Masonicare, is seeking a dedicated and accomplished RN Hospice Specialty Registered Nurse for our Vernon, CT area
The RN Hospice Nurse ensures quality and safe delivery of hospice nursing services to patients in the home or assisted living setting.
Our Hospice Nurses work to develop, implement and evaluate the plan of care and make necessary revisions to address all problems in the plan of care. They provide coordination of the plan of care, maintaining continuity of client care with other health professionals while identifying interdisciplinary care needs and making recommendations for additional home health care services.
Hospice Nurses supervise the client care rendered by Licensed Practical Nurses and Home Health Aides in the provision of delegated duties and conduct supervisory visits per regulatory guidelines.
Hospice Nurses provide education, supervision and counseling to the client and their family regarding home nursing procedures and other care needs as appropriate to client's needs. They assure that the client and their family are involved in the development of the plan of care whenever possible.
Masonicare is fully electronic! Our nurses demonstrate timely and accurate computer documentation of patient/job information to facilitate the development of the OASIS data set, orders for service, creation of time sheets and other required patient/employment documents and reports.
Hospice Nurses are paid an annual salary and are eligible for weekly productivity bonuses!
Complete Job Description is available upon request.
Requirements:
Current RN License required. Hospice AND/OR Home Care experience IS PREFERRED.
NEW GRADS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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Masonicare at Ashlar Village - Wallingford, CT
Per Diem
Summary of Position:
Responsible for quality assurance within the dining room. Creates and maintains scheduling, monitors wait staff compliance with set dining standards, and oversees general sanitation of kitchen operations.
Maintain adherence to posted schedule ensuring to follow proper procedures for requested days off and calling out, and reporting to work at the proper time.Maintain proper time-clock procedures to ensure an accurate account of hours worked.Report to work in proper attire to ensure a clean and professional appearance.Adhere to all guidelines and procedures for safe food handling and general sanitation.Demonstrates customer service skills, treating all customers, visitors, and co-workers with courtesy and respect. Handles all customer issues professionally and uses all options provided to satisfy customer.Wait on tables; taking resident orders, served in a professional manner with the ability to handle multiple tasks.Familiar with menu items and ensures communication to wait staff with regard to menu items, special functions, and resident issues.Check dining rooms at pre-meal to ensure tables are set correctly and are neat and clean in appearance.Check dining rooms at post-meal to ensure area has been cleared and cleaned properly and reset correctly.Assist in interviewing and recommending personnel to fill vacant positions.Participate in employee disciplinary matters.Create and maintain schedule for Pond Ridge Dining Services staff.Delegate stations, pre-meal and post-meal assignments, ensure work is properly completed, and maintain prompt, efficient, and courteous workflow.Instruct new waitstaff in appropriate procedures and ensure proper training.Discuss menu thoroughly with waitstaff prior to each service, field comments, questions, a nd concerns regarding menu and service.Monitor waitstaff activity in kitchen and dining rooms to ensure smooth work flow and proper plating.Perform other administrative duties as assigned by Director and/or Assistant Director.Ensure waitstaff utilizes safe and sanitary procedures throughout service and set-up.Take appropriate procedural steps and make adjustments as necessary following complaints.Interact well with both younger (waitstaff) and older (residents) adults, maintaining a pleasing personality and calm focus.Maintain a neat appearance; demonstrate professionalism and poise.Reports any safety issues, equipment malfunctions and others to supervisors.Ensure proper safe food handling and hand washing procedures are followed and proper sanitation of trays, work areas and equipment used.Attend all mandatory in-services as required.All other duties as assigned.Education: High School Diploma or GED
Experience: Some waitstaff and supervisory experience
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Strong organizational skills and a professional demeanor.
Physical and Mental Demands:
Continuous standing, walking, bending, crouching, and carrying. Stress related demands from staffing issues and customer satisfaction issues.
Per Diem
Summary
Responsible for quality assurance within the dining room. Monitors wait staff compliance with set dining standards, and oversees general sanitation of kitchen operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
