RN - After Hours (Weekend Days)

Lifespark Careers•St Louis Park, MN

1d•Remote

About The Position

The RN-After Hours is primarily responsible for gathering clinical information over the phone and directing healthcare services. The RN-After Hours uses Lifespark’s Clinical Guidelines as well as internal process and/or procedure to meet the needs of residents and staff within their communities. The RN-After Hours must possess and use good clinical judgment, careful listening, critical thinking, and escalate to appropriate personnel as needed.

Requirements

Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
Must be a Registered Nurse
Current licensure to practice discipline in the state of Minnesota and Wisconsin, or willingness to obtain upon hire.
Minimum of five years of experience in Senior Living, and/or home and community based senior services.
Experience teaching, training clinical staff.
Participates in on-call program rotation
Participates in weekend coverage rotation
Strong phone skills
Aging process and related care issues
Advanced care planning
Person-centered care planning
Caregiver education
Community resources
Creativity and ability to solve problems
Ability to create trusted relationships with community team members
Proficient with technology and relevant applications: Microsoft Office, Smart Phone, Calendaring, Clinical Software platforms (EMR), Wi-Fi, Printers, and Internet Browsing
Strong written and oral communication skills
skilled at collaboration, works effectively as part of a care team
demonstrates empathy, a desire to serve, and reliability
confident and comfortable promoting proactive solutions
emotional/intellectual flexibility, ability to remain calm, stay focused and maintain objectivity in stressful situations
demonstrates initiative and works independently
skills in prioritization, planning, organizing and time management
Assessment and Care Planning skills
Organization and Detail Orientation
Implementation, Follow-through, and Accountability
Communication: Oral and Written
Able to drive a car and/or be provided with reliable transportation
Willingness to work beyond scheduled shift if necessary to fulfill resident/business need.
Ability to make independent decisions when situations warrant such action.
Residence in Minnesota or Wisconsin preferred
This position is designated to be a primarily remote position.
This position includes overnight hours and the person on shift must be awake during the shift
Travel to/within the Twin Cities metropolitan areas/Wisconsin, as needed.
Occasional travel for expansion and growth opportunities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Gather pertinent clinical information problem based on conversation with community caregiver
Uses clinical judgment, knowledge and experience to direct conversation and guide decision-making to give self-care advice, refer resident to provider, make an appointment, instruct resident contact emergency assistance, or dispatch appropriate community resource.
Provides resident care as defined in the State Nurse Practice Act.
Caregiver in meeting nursing and related needs.
Provides health care instructions as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
Provides education when appropriate.
Reassures the rapid and effective transmission of resident data between all relevant parties.
Promotes evidence-based practice.
Establishes and maintains strong collaborative arrangements with other health care professionals.
Participates in admission avoidance activities dispatching community resources as needed to prevent rehospitalizations.
Complete onboarding, orientation and annual mandatory training.
Ensure positive/professional communication on team.
Customer service resolution; escalate concerns.
Prepares clinical notes and updates primary provider when necessary.
Communicates with provider regarding the resident needs and reports any changes in the resident condition; obtains/receives orders as required.
Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
Extremely skilled at listening and interpreting subtle indications such as tone of voice, hesitations or incomplete responses.
Inspires others and encourage them to seek advice and solutions to problems.
Challenges others to take an active part in developing knowledge, ideas and work practice.
Challenges tradition and accepts joint responsibility for any arising problems and tensions and uses these to inform future practice.
Makes effective use of appropriate learning opportunities for themselves and others and applies learning to practice.
Honors Resident Confidentiality, Rights, Privacy, and Reporting Maltreatment Expectations.
Understands and Accepts Residents’ Diagnosis.
Understands and accepts emotional needs of resident.
Accepts unique resident symptoms and behaviors.
Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection Act.
Adheres to Emergency Procedure and Response Expectations.
Identifies safety issues and notifies appropriate community resource.
Demonstrates, and can educate on proper procedures: handling, lifting, transfers.
Escalates employee work injury per protocol.
Overview of Process, Types of Reports and Forms
Follow-up Required – Escalating Event
Can manage safety concerns for residents and clinicians, escalating when appropriate