On-Call RN Weekends

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The 7/7 salaried On-Call Registered Nurse is experienced in nursing and handles a variety of hospice nursing care depending on the current needs of patients and the organization. Duties may include hospice patient visits, admissions, responding to urgent night and weekend patient needs, and/or filling in for other nursing staff. The On-Call RN works weekends from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Saturday & Sunday.

• Available to receive and respond to calls from triage during assigned shifts, making visits to patients with changing conditions and completing weekend admissions.
• Completes comprehensive and ongoing assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs for after-hours calls, providing a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.
• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process.
• Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
• Writing and initiating Plan of Care.
• Re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs.
• Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.
• Initiating appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a plan of care that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis, and incorporates palliative nursing actions, including the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Assists the patient with activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
• Responsible for after-hours on-call duties, remaining available for all calls related to patient care while making appropriate visits as necessary.
• Remains with patient and/or family through a crisis period until resolved and/or relieved.
• Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given, recording pain/symptom management and changes/outcomes as appropriate.
• Maintains compliance with all HIPAA regulations and requirements, treating all patient information as confidential and using protected health information on a minimum necessary basis.

• Must have a current Registered Nurse (RN) license in state(s) of practice.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Ability to pass background, consumer report and drug test.
• If driving:
  Valid State Driver’s License, automobile in good working order, insurance, and an acceptable driving record.

• 1+ years of recent experience in hospice/home care.
• 2+ years of nursing experience.

The physical requirements described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made.

• Pushing/Pulling and Lifting/carrying up to 30 pounds; occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of work conditions to ensure the highest quality of patient care in a home setting.

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