Weekend Registered Nurse (Fri-Sun)
About The Position
Explore opportunities with St. Landry HomeCare, 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, you will assume full nursing responsibility for the delivery of the Plan of Care for each hospice patient, while continuously evaluating personal and professional performance and making necessary changes to increase productivity and quality of care delivered.
Requirements
- Current and unrestricted RN licensure in state of practice
- Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
- CPR Certification
- 1+ years of clinical experience
- LA: 2+ years full time experience working as an RN. However, two years of full time clinical experience in hospice care as a licensed practical nurse may be substituted for the required two years of experience as a registered nurse
Nice To Haves
- Able to work independently
- Good communication, writing, and organizational skills
Responsibilities
- Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services during visit within forty-eight (48) hours of referral
- Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and re-assesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days
- Initiates and coordinates the plan of care while maintaining accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition
- Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care
- Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care daily
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
