Hospice On Call RN 7 / 7

The Hospice On-Call Nurse responds to calls from patients, families, caregivers, and referral sources. The nurse assesses, utilizes critical thinking and gives advice or delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, interventions, implementation, and evaluation; and effectively interacts with patients, significant others, and other interdisciplinary team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing and clinical competency.

Job Qualifications :

Education : Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Licensure : Valid license as a Registered Nurse. Current Basic Life Support certification. Valid state Driver's License.

Experience : Hospice or Home Health experience is preferred. Minimum one year of recent professional nursing experience.

Knowledge and Skills :

• Operating within the framework of policies and procedures, state and federal regulations and the patients plan of care the on-call nurse is responsible for the management and care of Traditions Health patients after business hours
• Able to cope with emotional stress and be tolerant of individual lifestyles
• Sensitive to the needs of patients with advanced illness and families and one's own feelings about dying and death
• Must be able to work independently
• Good interpersonal skills
• Computer skills including Microsoft word and e-mail required

Transportation : Reliable transportation and valid and current driver's license and auto insurance. Staff will be required to work in patient's homes and be responsible for own transportation.

Environmental and Working Conditions :

Works in customer's offices in various conditions. Ability to travel to customer's locations, some overnight stays, some exposure to unpleasant weather. Staff may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in working environment.

Physical and Mental Effort :

Prolonged sitting and some standing are required. Staff may experience traumatic situations in the family setting. Occasional need to lift, pull, carry and push items weighing up to 50 lbs to carry laptop computer / peripherals and luggage. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and agency needs. Requires excellent problem- solving skills.

Essential Functions :

Traditions Health is highly invested in not only your overall health, but also your future. This is reflected in the benefits we provide and the opportunities we make available to our employees. Benefits for eligible employees include :

Traditions' Health aspires to maintain a market competitive, internally equitable, and performance-based rewards program in order to attract, retain, and motivate employees. This philosophy includes to pay commensurate with experience, skills, competencies, and individual performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity :

Traditions Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination of any kind based on race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other legally protected characteristic.