Hospice RN 7-On-7-Off - Danville, VA - Full Time
About The Position
Explore opportunities with Commonwealth Hospice, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As the Afterhours Registered Nurse’s your primary focus is to conduct comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care for patients and their families after regular business hours, including at night and on the weekends. This is a Full Time Salaried position including Home Visits for Hospice Care. RN license in VA required Schedule rotates one week on, one week off On-call schedule is Mon-Fri 4:30PM to 8AM and Weekend oncall is Friday 4:30PM to Monday 8AM Position will include scheduled visits/admits if warranted along with PRN/As-Needed visits. Our agency covers a 50 mile radius. Candidates must be able to see patients within this area
Requirements
- Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice experience
- Current CPR Certification
- Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation
- 1+ years of clinical experience
- Hospice or Home Care experience
- VA: Experience with terminally ill required
Responsibilities
- Able to triage patient needs over the phone until a nurse can provide an in-person visit
- Responds appropriately and with urgency to crisis calls from patients and families afterhours
- Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services, as part of a patient visit, within forty-eight (48) hours of referral if assigned
- Competent to perform afterhours visits including admission visits, death visits, recertification visits, and routine visits
- Identifies the patient/family's physical, psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs and reassess them as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days
- Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
