Registered Nurse On-Call (RN) 7 On 7 Off

St. Croix Hospice•Topeka, KS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Croix Hospice is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for a salaried 7-days-on, 7-days-off on-call role supporting hospice patients and families. The nurse provides a variety of hospice nursing services according to patient and organizational needs, including patient visits, admissions, urgent after-hours care, and coverage for other nursing staff. The role serves patients in a home setting and focuses on compassionate care that supports quality of life, dignity, comfort, and respect. The schedule is 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM Monday through Thursday and 24 hours per day Friday through Sunday, following a rotating schedule of seven days on and seven days off. The RN must remain available for patient-care calls during assigned shifts and make visits as necessary.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state or states of practice; a multistate license may be used to practice in other states where applicable.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Ability to pass a background check, consumer report, and drug test.
If driving: valid state driver’s license, automobile in good working order, automobile insurance meeting state and organizational requirements, and an acceptable driving record.
Ability to push, pull, lift, and carry up to 30 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Ability to adapt to a variety of work conditions to provide patient care in a home setting.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of recent hospice or home-care experience preferred.
At least 2 years of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Respond to calls from Triage during assigned shifts, visit patients whose conditions change, and complete weekend admissions.
Assess patients and families to determine hospice needs related to after-hours calls, including completing physical assessments and reviewing current and previous illnesses.
Provide professional nursing care using the nursing process.
Develop, initiate, evaluate, and revise patient plans of care as patient and family needs or patient status change.
Use assessment data to establish nursing diagnoses and develop goals and palliative nursing actions in collaboration with the patient and family.
Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Administer medications and treatments prescribed by the physician in the plan of care.
Counsel patients and families about nursing and related needs and provide health care instructions as appropriate.
Assist patients with activities of daily living and support self-sufficiency and comfort care.
Remain available for patient-care calls, make appropriate visits, and remain with patients or families through crises until the crisis is resolved or the nurse is relieved.
Complete, maintain, and submit accurate clinical notes regarding patient condition and care provided; record pain and symptom management and changes or outcomes as appropriate.
Maintain compliance with HIPAA requirements, keep patient information confidential, and use protected health information on a minimum-necessary basis.