RN Hospice ON-CALL​/off

Overview

The Hospice RN On-Call Nurse (7 ON/ 7 OFF schedule) will provide On Call services to support the Hospice department after hours patient needs. The Hospice RN On-Call schedule begins on Monday afternoon at 4:30 pm and ends on Saturday morning at 8:00 am. Your coverage area is defined as the entire area serviced by the Hospice Department. This position is a 7 day on and 7 day off schedule.

A unique opportunity for the right candidate looking for this flexible schedule.

• Completes an initial and comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs.
• Provides a complete physical assessment of history of current and previous illness(s) as well as pain and symptom control.
• Provides professional nursing by utilizing all elements of the nursing process and follows the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Assesses and evaluates patient's status by:
• Writing and initiating POC
• Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
• Revising the POC as necessary
• Initiates the POC and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a PC that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions in concert with the IDT group. Includes patients and family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient/family as appropriate per assessment and plan.

• Assists the patient in activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.

• Works the Hospice RN On-Call after hours work schedule as defined above.
• Provides death visits, as necessary.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Two years' experience of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting and one year of recent experience in a home care setting, preferred.
• Current licensure in State of Virginia, CPR certification and a valid VA Driver's License.
• Prefer bachelor's degree with one year of Hospice experience.
• Management experience not required. Responsible for supervising Hospice aides and Hospice LPN's.
• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills, hospice nursing skills per competency skills checklist.

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