JASMIN DAVIS

· Supervises all direct patient/family care staff, including Nurses, Social Workers, Home Health Aides and Spiritual Care Coordinators.

· Supervises coordination with Medical Director and attending physicians during the initial Plan of Care development at admission and as the Plan of Care is updated.

· Ensures that all patient/family services comply with Federal, State and local regulatory requirements in accordance with professional standards.

· Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and procedures for patient/family services.

· Coordinates the development, implementation and review of the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care for each patient/family

· Conducts the interdisciplinary team meetings and maintains appropriate documentation, attendance and all changers within the patient Plan of Care.

· Participates in Quality Improvement reviews

· Communicates as necessary to facilitate optimal patient/family care with all members of the IDT including: Hospice Administrative staff, Medical Staff, Nursing Staff, Volunteer, Spiritual and Bereavement care staff, counselors, therapists and facility staff when applicable.

· Participates in the orientation and ongoing education of staff and volunteers.

· Initiates preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.

· Participates in quality improvement program and the evaluation of nursing and other clinical services.

· Oversight of a team of 8 RNs seeing community hospice patients in the Southern Brooklyn territory.

· Delivered mentorship to team members and built collaborative work culture.

· Evaluated nursing performance, as well as Routine audits to ensure CMS regulations are met.

· Review of unverified services, HIS, GIP and End of shift reports

· Work in collaboration with the team physician, team coordinator, social work, Chaplain, Hospice aides and Volunteers to support terminally ill patients and their families.

· Direct Customer Service to Patient and Family Members

· Conducts weekly meetings with the interdisciplinary team to discuss patients plan of care.

· Staffing – Sick Call Logs, Patient Visit Coordination, PTO requests, budget restraints

· Oversee a team of 5 RNs and 2 LPNs seeing community hospice patients in the Southern Queens territory.

· Delivered mentorship to team members and built collaborative work culture.

· Evaluated nursing performance, as well as Routine audits to ensure CMS regulations are met

· Weekly scheduling of patients as well as scheduling of admissions as needed.

· Work in collaboration with the team physician, team coordinator, social work, Chaplain, Hospice aides and Volunteers to support terminally ill patients and their families.

· Supports patients and families in providing care to their dying loved ones.

· Conducts weekly meetings with the interdisciplinary team to discuss patients plan of care

· Hospice liaison for designated Northwell hospitals

· Educates families/patients on hospice care services

· Responsible for collaborating with the medical and palliative team to coordinate hospice services for patients

· Evaluates patients for hospice eligibility

· Provides support to patients and families

· Ordering necessary durable medical equipment

· Uses ACM(Allscripts) to communicate with case management and social work

· Collaborates with social work and case management for safe discharge plan

· Collaborates with medical and palliative teams on appropriate discharge medications.

· Responsible for admitting patients to inpatient hospice within designated hospital

· Preceptor for new orientees

· Assessed patients telephonically

· Connecting patients with social and community support systems for continuation of care

· Developed care plans, monitored for medication compliance, ordered necessary equipment and supplies

· Provided education for patients and their families

· Sent requests for patients to receive Home Health aides/CDPAP

· Hospice liaison for Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Bellevue, NYU and New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan

· Evaluates patients for hospice eligibility

· Collaborated with social work and case management for safe discharge plan

· Collaborated with palliative team to hold goals of care meetings with patients and families

· Educates families/patients on hospice care services

· Ordering durable medical equipment

· Provides support to patients and their families

· Rounding with the palliative and medical team in all assigned hospitals

· Case management/ Utilization Review for the Long Island Health Network account

· Coordinator of care for all members telephonically from home

· Educating members on various diseases, diets and medications to prevent admission or re-admission to the hospital

· Authorizations on inpatient admissions, diagnostic testing, physical therapy (Approvals, Denials and cases sent for medical review)

· Use of MRIOA to review guidelines for referrals

· Provided nursing care at a level 1 trauma center

· Triage patients and determined priority of care based on physical, psychological and social needs.

· Performed in cardiac/traumatic arrests and stroke codes

· Provided clear aftercare instruction to the discharged patient

· Scheduled as charge nurse as needed

· Delegated assignments and provided supervision for the staff.

· Responsible for overseeing and delegating to patient care technicians

· Responsible for the flow of the Emergency Room

· Vital signs on all patients

· Responsible for toxicity assessments on all patients

· Coordinator of care for all patients

· Educating patients on radiation side effects, simulation, diet and medication administration

· Assisting with SAVI brachytherapy cases/vaginal brachytherapy cases

· Collaborated with the physician closely to provide the best plan of care for the patient

· Provided private duty nursing care to pediatric patients in their homes (1:1)

· Performed head to toe assessments, vital signs and administered PO, IV and nebulizer medications.

· Provided care to pediatric patients with trach collars/vents/G-tube

· Performed suctioning to patients as needed

· Responsible for coordinating care for patients

· Ordered medical supplies and DME