RN - After Hours Weekend - Home Health ( Champaign Region)
About The Position
The after-hours RN coordinates and provides direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process to address the physical, psychosocial, environmental, and spiritual needs of Carle Home Services patient populations and their families across the assigned geographic area. The role supports continuity of care through referral processing, triage, patient visits, and admissions during hours when the hospice office is closed. The nurse provides on-call coverage and coordinates patient care during evenings, nights, holidays, and weekends. Duties include assessing referrals and home-care appropriateness, completing admissions, consulting with patients, families, and health care providers about hospice services and end-of-life treatment choices, arranging medications and equipment, and documenting care in accordance with organizational policies, regulations, and accreditation standards.
Requirements
- College diploma in Nursing.
- Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) credential from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days.
- Illinois driver's license.
- Proof of auto insurance.
- Nursing work experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide on-call coverage and perform patient visits as assigned or needed for appropriate hospice care.
- Coordinate patient care needs during evenings, nights, holidays, and weekend hours.
- Provide visits and consultation to patients, families, and health care providers regarding hospice services and end-of-life treatment choices.
- Process referrals and complete patient admissions according to established policies and procedures.
- Assess referrals for medical and environmental appropriateness for home care in conjunction with the attending physician and interdisciplinary team.
- Determine patient eligibility for home care using established certification criteria.
- Maintain current and accurate patient records, documenting problems, plans, actions, goals, changes, visits, telephone contacts, referral actions, and patient/family care clearly, concisely, and promptly.
- Provide patient and family visits based on assessed need, home-care policy and procedure, and established schedules.
- Follow established protocols for symptom management and patient visits.
- Communicate the scope of home-care or hospice services to patients, families, and health care providers as appropriate.
- Coordinate delivery of appropriate medications, durable medical equipment, and medical supplies.
- Maintain clinical records in accordance with established policies and procedures, state and federal regulations, and accrediting organization standards.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus of $7,500 for candidates with greater than one year of experience (external candidates only).
- Relocation bonus of $2,500 for moves greater than 50 miles (external candidates only).
- Comprehensive benefits package; details are available at careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
