On Call RN - or Student Loan Assistance

Overview

Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life‑limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility‑based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life‑limiting illness or end‑of‑life care.

• Provide on‑call patient visits—scheduled or unscheduled—for urgent physical and psycho‑social issues during after‑hours shifts, in coordination with Call Center Triage and the On‑Call Manager.
• Respond to Triage visit requests via cell phone and communicate effectively with the on‑call team, including the hospice physician, to address urgent patient needs and establish a safe plan of care.
• Implement the plan of care, educating the patient/primary caregiver on changes such as medication management, patient safety, and symptom management.
• Attend patient deaths as directed to provide emotional support and guidance to family.
• Report to triage and the primary hospice team concerning patient‑related visits, changes to the plan of care, and follow‑up needs.
• Follow NYS Standards for Professional Registered Nurses.

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• At least two years of experience in medical‑surgical nursing, community health, hospice, or oncology nursing preferred.
• New York State RN licensure.
• NYS valid driver’s license preferred.
• Commit to sit for the national board certification CHPN within one year of hire.
• Competency with Word, Excel, and Windows applications.