Registered Nurse On Call, Hospice - 7 Days On, 7 Days Off

Gentiva Hospice•Altoona, PA

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About The Position

Gentiva Hospice is hiring an On Call Hospice Registered Nurse to provide compassionate, high-quality care after normal business hours. The RN responds to patient and family needs during evenings, overnight hours, weekends, and holidays, providing urgent assessment, symptom management, clinical guidance, and continuity of care. The schedule is seven days on followed by seven days off. The role involves care in patients’ homes, facilities, or wherever they reside, and requires independent work and close coordination with the daytime care team and the hospice interdisciplinary group. The nurse assesses patients, helps develop and implement physician-prescribed plans of care, educates patients and caregivers, communicates changes in condition to physicians, and maintains accurate clinical records. The position also includes team coordination and supervision, quality improvement participation, infection-control practices, and ongoing review of assigned clinical records. The RN may be asked to perform routine visits during normal business hours and must maintain access to the TeleMed mobile application during scheduled shifts. Gentiva is a national provider of hospice, palliative care, home health care, and advanced illness management, with nearly 600 locations and clinicians across 38 states. The role is safety-sensitive. Benefits are subject to eligibility and, where applicable, state-specific requirements.

Requirements

Current RN license in the state of requested employment, or eligibility to obtain one.
At least 1 year of nursing experience.
Compassionate, calm, and dependable approach in urgent care situations.
Excellent clinical judgment and ability to provide support in emotionally intense settings.
Comfort providing care in patients’ homes, facilities, or wherever they reside.
Valid driver’s license, automobile insurance, and reliable transportation.
Current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of hospice, home health, oncology, or palliative care experience.
Familiarity with symptom management, triage, and after-hours home-based care.
Prior experience in on-call or overnight nursing roles.
Strong documentation and electronic medical records (EMR) skills.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and support after normal business hours.
Respond promptly to urgent calls, patient visits, and symptom-management needs.
Perform initial and ongoing patient assessments and help develop and implement the Hospice Plan of Care with the physician and interdisciplinary group.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about identified care needs, including medication administration, dressing changes, oxygen administration, hospice philosophy, and care of terminally ill patients.
Serve as the primary liaison among patients, families, physicians, and the hospice team, maintaining communication and continuity of care.
Report changes in patient condition to the attending physician and hospice physician.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including LPNs/LVNs, CNAs, and other support staff, to provide physical, psychosocial, educational, emotional, and spiritual services, including bereavement support.
Maintain accurate and updated medical records, including assessments, plans of care, interdisciplinary notes, visits, and communications.
Maintain continuous access to the TeleMed mobile application on a cellular device and/or tablet during scheduled shifts for prompt communication and task completion.
Review and follow up on assigned patient clinical records to support quality services, standards of practice, and regulatory and policy compliance.
Practice infection control measures and standard precautions.
Conduct routine supervisory visits of and with other team members at least monthly.
Monitor staff scheduling.
Maintain knowledge of pain and symptom management in the dying process.
Participate in quality assessment and performance improvement programs.
Attend staff meetings and complete required annual company training.
May perform routine visits during normal business hours and other activities as assigned.
Consistently promote the company’s core values.

Benefits

Competitive pay.
401(k) with company match.
Career advancement opportunities.
National and local recognition programs.
Teammate Assistance Fund.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time associates.
Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program for eligible full-time associates.
Generous paid time off and 7 paid holidays for eligible full-time associates.
Wellness programs, including telemedicine, diabetes management, and joint and spine concierge care.
Education support and tuition assistance, including ASN-to-BSN and BSN-to-MSN support.
Free continuing education units (CEUs).
Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
Voluntary benefits, including pet, critical illness, accident, and long-term care coverage.