Hospice RN After Hours Per Diem- Flagstaff, AZ
UnitedHealth Group•Flagstaff, AZ
•$39 - $59
About The Position
Northern Arizona Hospice, part of LHC Group and the Optum family of businesses, provides home-based hospice care. The Per Diem After Hours Registered Nurse delivers timely, comprehensive hospice care to patients and their families outside regular business hours, including nights and weekends. The role includes phone triage and after-hours visits, assessment of patient and family needs, and documentation of hospice care.
Requirements
- Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
- At least 1 year of clinical experience.
- Current driver’s license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
Nice To Haves
- Current CPR certification or ability to complete it within 90 days of hire.
Responsibilities
- Triage patient needs over the phone until a nurse can provide an in-person visit.
- Respond promptly and appropriately to crisis calls from patients and families after hours.
- Conduct an initial nursing evaluation to determine hospice-service eligibility as part of a patient visit within 48 hours of referral, when assigned.
- Perform after-hours visits, including admission, death, recertification, and routine visits.
- Identify and reassess patients’ and families’ physical, psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs at least every 15 days.
- Document problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient and family responses to hospice care.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase.
- 401(k) contribution.
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