Afterhours RN

Care Synergy•Colorado Springs, CO

7d•$36 - $43

About The Position

Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care has an immediate opening for an Afterhours RN, part-time. Location : Colorado Springs, CO Status : Part-time, 28 hours Schedule: Wed 4p-10p, Fri 12p-10p, Sat/Sun 8a-8p Pay Range: $36.27 - $42.62 hourly ( plus differential) Supplemental Pay: Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage/Shift Diffs/Stipends Mileage and Expense Reimbursement: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry! CULTURE, BENEFITS AND PERKS: We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued. We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life. Low healthcare premiums: we have not increased our team member medical rates 4 out of the last 5 years Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000 Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following date of hire Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave) and EIB (Extended Illness Bank): 18 days in the first year for FT team members Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance Career & Logo wear Education Reimbursement Program Clinical Career Ladders Certification Pay Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program Team Member Service Awards Early Wage Access Legal and Identity Protection Robust Leadership Development Training Programs REWARDING WORK YOU WILL DO: Provides patient care using nursing skills and processes in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice, keeping within the policies, values and mission of the organization. The RN is a member of the Interdisciplinary Team/Group (IDT/IDG). Provides skilled nursing coordination of care to patients (neonates to geriatrics) as determined by the Plan of Care (POC). Uses education, mentoring, guidance and interventions to achieve goals of care. Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care; participates in the POC in IDT/IDG meetings as assigned. Demonstrates appropriate nursing care, including communicating with attending provider for medications and supplies. Educates patients, families, caregivers and community regarding hospice philosophy and palliative treatments or home health, if applicable. Supervises Certified Nurse Aides (CNA); delegates specific tasks per agency policy. Participates in related services, such as community education, team training, staff/board committees and orientation of employees. Adapts care to meet the needs of patients at their place of residence including, but not limited to, the patients’ home, long-term care or assisted living facilities. Completes initial nursing assessment and provides ongoing comprehensive nursing care through medication, treatment, intervention and evaluation. Develops and maintains professional business relationships with facilities by providing excellent customer service to the patient, as well as the facility staff.

Requirements

Minimum Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
Minimum Experience: One to two (1-2) years of experience in hospice and/or palliative care, medical/surgical, public health, oncology, acute care or home health.
Required License: Current Colorado RN license.
Valid Colorado state driver’s license and proof of auto insurance.
Current CPR certification.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 35 lbs.

Responsibilities

Provides patient care using nursing skills and processes in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice, keeping within the policies, values and mission of the organization.
The RN is a member of the Interdisciplinary Team/Group (IDT/IDG).
Provides skilled nursing coordination of care to patients (neonates to geriatrics) as determined by the Plan of Care (POC).
Uses education, mentoring, guidance and interventions to achieve goals of care.
Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care; participates in the POC in IDT/IDG meetings as assigned.
Demonstrates appropriate nursing care, including communicating with attending provider for medications and supplies.
Educates patients, families, caregivers and community regarding hospice philosophy and palliative treatments or home health, if applicable.
Supervises Certified Nurse Aides (CNA); delegates specific tasks per agency policy.
Participates in related services, such as community education, team training, staff/board committees and orientation of employees.
Adapts care to meet the needs of patients at their place of residence including, but not limited to, the patients’ home, long-term care or assisted living facilities.
Completes initial nursing assessment and provides ongoing comprehensive nursing care through medication, treatment, intervention and evaluation.
Develops and maintains professional business relationships with facilities by providing excellent customer service to the patient, as well as the facility staff.

Benefits

Supplemental Pay: Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage/Shift Diffs/Stipends
Mileage and Expense Reimbursement: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry!
Low healthcare premiums: we have not increased our team member medical rates 4 out of the last 5 years
Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000
Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following date of hire
Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave) and EIB (Extended Illness Bank): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
Career & Logo wear
Education Reimbursement Program
Clinical Career Ladders
Certification Pay
Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
Team Member Service Awards
Early Wage Access
Legal and Identity Protection
Robust Leadership Development Training Programs