RN - Weekend On Call

Overview

Job Requirements: Current and unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse. An employee is this role is only able to provide clinical guidance to patients in states in which the employee possesses a current and unencumbered license. Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) documents the following: The mutual recognition model of nurse licensure allows a nurse to have one license (in his or her state of residency) and to practice in other states (both physical and electronic), subject to each state’s practice law and regulation. Nurses must legally reside in a NLC state to be eligible to have a multi-state license. See list of Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Minimum of one (1) year of nursing experience required. Current CPR certification. Preferred Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree Certified Hospice Palliative Nurse (CHPN) Previous hospice or homecare experience What you need to know: As an on-call nurse for you will respond to telephone requests for assistance and perform home visits for hospice and palliative care patients and families in their home setting after-hours and on weekends. Answer and respond to incoming calls, referrals, and requests for assistance, completes admissions into care, and make follow-up visits on patients admitted the day prior; as necessary. Communicate significant findings, problems, patient’s needs, reports changes in condition or environment to the physician, clinical manager and other members of the hospice care team and obtains physician orders as required. Maintain flow of communication between in-house staff, field staff and other departments, for coordination of activities and services. Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team in patient care conferences. Caregiving is Our Calling

Benefits

Company

We are a leading provider of healthcare in the home with a vision of becoming the premiere solution for patients across the country to age in place. From home health to hospice to personal care, our team members provide quality, clinically-distinctive care to more than 376,000 patients every year.