RN Weekend On Call

Gentiva Hospice • Whiteville, NC

5d

About The Position

The RN provides hospice care after normal business hours, responding to patient needs during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. The role delivers direct patient care and support, addresses urgent calls and visits, manages symptoms, and serves as the primary liaison among patients, families, physicians, and the hospice team. The position is a full-time weekend schedule and includes benefits and paid time off.

The RN assesses patients initially and on an ongoing basis, helps develop and implement physician-prescribed hospice plans of care, and educates patients, families, and caregivers about identified care needs. The RN collaborates with the interdisciplinary group to provide physical, psychosocial, educational, emotional, and spiritual support, including bereavement support. The role maintains accurate clinical records, communicates changes in condition to the attending and hospice physicians, and coordinates care with the daytime team.

The RN maintains access to the TeleMed mobile application on a cellular device and/or tablet during scheduled shifts. The position also includes clinical record review and follow-up, infection control practices, routine monthly supervisory visits with team members, staff scheduling monitoring, quality improvement participation, staff meetings, and required annual training. Routine visits during normal business hours may also be requested. This is a safety-sensitive position.

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 other places where 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.
• Serve as the primary liaison among patients, families, physicians, and the hospice team during the shift.
• Respond promptly and compassionately to urgent calls, patient visits, and symptom-management needs.
• Assess patient and family needs to guide clinical decisions and implement the plan of care.
• Perform initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Help develop and implement the hospice plan of care prescribed by the physician in collaboration with the interdisciplinary group.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on plan-of-care needs, including medication administration, dressing changes, oxygen administration, hospice philosophy, and care of terminally ill patients.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary group to provide physical, psychosocial, educational, emotional, and spiritual services, including bereavement support.
• Maintain professional management of assigned patients and stay informed about clinical issues, staffing, and scheduling concerns.
• Report changes in patient condition to the attending physician and hospice physician.
• Maintain contact with patients’ families and significant others to provide information, support, and continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate and updated medical records, including interdisciplinary notes, plans of care, assessments, and other relevant information.
• Keep the TeleMed mobile application continuously accessible on a cellular device and/or tablet during scheduled shifts for communication and task execution.
• Review and follow up on assigned patient clinical records to ensure quality services, standards of practice, and compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Practice infection control measures and standard precautions.
• Make 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 the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program.
• Attend staff meetings and complete required company annual training.
• Perform routine visits during normal business hours when requested.
• Promote the company’s core values and perform other assigned activities.

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 full-time associates.
• Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program.
• Generous paid time off and 7 paid holidays.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed