We are seeking a RN, Nights and Weekends to provide after-hours field visits to patients, families, and community partners, and to establish and maintain positive relationships with team members, patients/families, and referral resources.
Requirements
- Current license as RN in the state where the employee will be working
- Minimum of one (1) year nursing experience; hospice or hospital experience preferred
- Previous experience working with an EMR/EHR (Electronic Medical/Health Record) system
- Ability to effectively communicate in English (verbal and written); bi-lingual in Spanish preferred
- Mobile Driver - Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance per Company policy
- Reliable transportation to meet patients’ needs
- Excellent critical decision making and problem-solving skills
- Excellent clinical and assessment skills
- Ability to use equipment with visual and auditory mechanisms
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize demands to meet patient service standards and deadlines
- Ability to effectively handle stressful situations professionally and calmly with exceptional customer service
- Strong patient service skills
- Information seeking / probing skills
- Accurate knowledge transfer
- Listening, understanding, and responding
- Able to navigate in a fast-paced environment utilizing interpersonal skills during patient visits
- Ability to work in a cooperative team environment
- Able to exhibit a sense of urgency in daily work activities
- Skilled in computer operations; proficiency in MS Office software applications, on-line research and proven data entry and navigation skills
- Available to work shifts to accommodate extended hours of operation as scheduled
- Ability to perform sedentary work with frequent interruptions
- Ability to manage the emotional stress of working with and caring for terminally ill patients and their families
- Ability to perform the essential functions and physical requirements (including, but not limited to: lifting patients and/or equipment, bending, pushing/pulling, kneeling) of the job with or without reasonable accommodations
- Active BLS for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association or Red Cross
- Ability to communicate frequently with Admissions to ensure timely follow-up
- Ability to obtain consents for services and arrange safe discharge in an efficient manner for referred and eligible patients while meeting productivity expectations
- Ability to work with Professional Relations Representatives (PRRs) to provide education on all available services
- Ability to provide care for any GIP patients in a hospital including daily visits, professional management, documentation and efficient discharge
- Competencies: Satisfactorily complete competency requirements for this position
- Responsibilities of all employees: Represent the Company professionally at all times through care delivered and/or services provided to all clients
- Comply with all state, federal and local government regulations, maintaining a strong position against fraud and abuse
- Comply with Company policies, procedures and standard practices
- Observe the Company's health, safety and security practices
- Maintain the confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues and other sensitive situations within the Company
- Use resources in a fiscally responsible manner
- Promote the Company through participation in community and professional organizations
- Participate proactively in improving performance at the organizational, departmental and individual levels
- Improve own professional knowledge and skill level
- Advance electronic media skills
- Support Company research and educational activities
- Share expertise with coworkers both formally and informally
- Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as appropriate for the position
- Makes after-hours visits to patients in their home, assisted living facility, nursing home, or hospital, anywhere within the assigned affiliate(s) territory
- Provides compassionate customer service to patients and families
- Assesses patient/family and identifies immediate needs and appropriate nursing interventions by phone and/or during visit
- Provides and manages direct care to patients and families as part of Interdisciplinary Group (IDG), incorporating psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, physical and biological components, and appropriate nursing intervention and follow-up
- Demonstrates clinical skills regarding case management, application of company policy and procedure, physical assessment, intravenous therapies, pain medication titration, symptom management, and patient/family relationships
- Prioritizes, consults, refers, and collaborates with other professionals to promote quality and continuity of patient/family care
- Educates patient, family, caregivers and other health professionals about disease process and decline, palliative interventions, care giving, dying process, and safety practices
- Reports changes in the patient’s condition to appropriate members of the IDG or other health professionals
- Attends patient deaths; prepares body for transport; oversees disposal of medications; and provides bereavement support
- Completes documentation per policy and procedure
- During times of emergencies (i.e. Hurricanes, etc.), the RN, Nights and Weekends may be required to report to work at a location designated by the company, to ensure continuity of services
- Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
