Hospice Registered Nurse (PRN, Weekend, Days)

Hospice of the Piedmont Inc

About The Position

Hospice of the Piedmont is a life-changing, mission-driven organization offering flexibility and a team-based work environment with a supportive management team. We are seeking a PRN RN for our Night/Evening/Weekend Services team in the Charlottesville and surrounding areas who want the opportunity to truly use their nursing skills in an autonomous setting and to make a difference. This Night, Evening, and Weekend (NEWT) Crisis RN will be a versatile nurse with excellent assessment and nursing skills that translate to the bedside. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality patient care through timely and responsible management of patient/family needs by responding to triage telephone calls, making visits as needed, and liaising with the medical team and vendors through the weekends and nights.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing school
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Intermediate proficiency with EMR systems
Two years of relevant nursing experience required (relevant includes bedside, geriatric, long-term care, oncology, cardiology, palliative, hospice, ICU, Step Down or any combination of the above)
Driver’s license, personal automobile and current automobile liability insurance
Strong nursing practice and ability to assess patient/family needs in varied settings.
Effective oral/written communication and collaboration within teams.
Empathy, emotional maturity, and ability to support terminally ill patients and families under stress.
Highly organized, self-motivated, able to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
Skilled in writing comprehensive reports and maintaining confidentiality of patient data.
Adaptable to on-call duties, extended hours, and committed to agency policies and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

Consistently responds to HOPs answering service via beeper and/or phone to triage calls
Maintains log for calls received
Makes home visits appropriately to assess patient needs, to provide nursing care needs and emotional support to family, as needed, when patient dies
Performs nursing evaluation visit to new admissions and determines eligibility based on agency criteria, as needed, in order to meet with patient and family members
Consults with patient’s physician, Hospice staff, and vendors reporting changes in patient’s condition
Observes and reports to physician and other personnel changes in patient’s needs and condition which necessitate a change in the plan of treatment
Provides those services requiring specialized nursing skill in accordance with agency guidelines
Practices appropriate documentation in a timely manner, using clinical progress notes for nursing services delivered and completes verbal order form in a timely manner
Confers with supervisor on call for additional information and guidance, as needed, keeping supervisor informed of any problems that may challenge agency policy
Obtains report from weekend on call nurse to prevent any lapse in continuity of on call availability, relaying needed information the next morning to primary staff/supervisor
Participates in taking on-call responsibilities as necessary including weekends and evenings
Participates in implementing an supporting agency policies and procedures
Adheres to safety precautions when planning and making home visits
Ability to drive long distances.
Due to the nature of services provided, it may be necessary at times for employees to work beyond scheduled work hours to ensure adequate patient care.