Hospice On-Call RN - Weekend

Hillcrest Health Services • Bellevue, NE

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Hillcrest Health Services is looking for an On-Call Weekend RN to join their hospice team serving the Omaha area. The RN provides direct patient care services with the ability to manage patient care with specific knowledge and experience in evaluations and admissions, routine care, symptom management, crisis and/or family intervention, and phone triaging.

Requirements

• Must be licensed in the state of Nebraska or compact state as a Registered Nurse.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• At least three years of experience as a nurse.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of experience in hospice or home care setting preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answer calls in a timely fashion with accurate triaging and professionalism to patient/family/facility.
• Assess the physical, functional, and nutritional status of assigned patients in a systematic and continuous manner to provide required patient services.
• Makes initial visits to patient/family to explain hospice services, evaluates patient for appropriateness, admits patient, and initiates initial plan of care with authorization of the attending physician and medical director.
• Participates in service line meetings as required.
• Participates in team conferences to ensure the coordination of all patient/family services and prioritization of their needs are being met as required.
• Provides nursing services in accordance with the plan of care and utilizing the nursing processes.
• Maintain an accurate on call log for all calls placed into answering service during shifts and submitting those as defined by the Director of Clinical Services.

Benefits

• Multiple health care plans to choose from!
• Vision, dental and life insurance.
• Professional development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment for nurses, certifications and more).
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• Gym membership reimbursement and partner discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees