On-Call RN, Full-time (Thursday-Sunday)

Job Summary

This is a full-time professional position. This position provides the after hours nursing coverage for patients on assigned weekends, holidays and week nights to provide after hours nursing support to patients and families who have questions, concerns or emergencies. This position requires staff to make visits to patients’ homes to provide symptom relief and or support at the time of a patient’s death. This position collaborates with the manager on call and the weekend on call triage nurse. The schedule for this position is Thursday-Sunday 10p-8a.

Responsibilities what you do

• Plan, provide, supervise and document safe, competent, and compassionate hospice nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Provide after hours clinical and emotional support for patients and families in crisis.
• Assist the triage nurse, when needed, in determining and completing appropriate coverage of after-hours phone calls from patients and families.
• Responsible for current knowledge of nursing practices.
• Responsible for providing, and documenting, appropriate and relevant end of life information and education to patients and their families in compliance with current Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings.
• Responsible for professionally managing time, people and technology.
• Monitors and manages the appropriate use of patients’ medical equipment, supplies and medications.
• Collaborates with other Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) members to determine the patient’s level of care and coordinate the appropriate utilization of contract services.
• Actively participates in the orientation and training of new employees of all disciplines.
• Works collaboratively with IDG and other Transitions LifeCare (TL) departments in achieving patient care goals.
• Delegate tasks and supervises the activities of LPNs and Hospice Aides, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Expectations how you do it

Requirements what you need

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