Afterhours Hospice RN — $10k Sign-On Bonus

Optum; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Heart of Hospice is seeking an Afterhours Registered Nurse to deliver comprehensive hospice care to patients and families during nights and weekends. This role requires a current RN license, strong triage abilities, and the capacity to conduct afterhours visits including admissions and recertifications.

The position emphasizes timely evaluations within 48 hours of referral, addressing physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs, and documenting patient progress.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.

Responsibilities

• Triage patient needs over the phone until a nurse can provide an in-person visit.
• Responds appropriately and with urgency to crisis calls from patients and families afterhours.
• Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services, as part of a patient visit, within forty‑eight (48) hours of referral if assigned.
• Competent to perform afterhours visits including admission visits, death visits, recertification visits, and routine visits.
• Identifies the patient/family's physical, psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs and reassess them as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
• Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care

Skills

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

Heart of Hospice is seeking an Afterhours Registered Nurse to deliver comprehensive hospice care to patients and families during nights and weekends. This role requires a current RN license, strong triage abilities, and the capacity to conduct afterhours visits including admissions and recertifications.

The position emphasizes timely evaluations within 48 hours of referral, addressing physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs, and documenting patient progress.