Afterhours Hospice RN - Compassionate Night & Weekend Care

UnitedHealth Group; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's At Home Hospice (LHC Group) seeks an Afterhours Registered Nurse to deliver comprehensive hospice care to patients and families after regular hours, including nights and weekends. You will triage needs by phone, perform afterhours visits, and complete nursing evaluations to determine eligibility, with visits typically within 48 hours of referral.

This role emphasizes compassionate, professional care across diverse situations, with competitive benefits and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Current driver license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
• Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire (preferred).
• 1+ years of clinical experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Able to 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.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client.

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's At Home Hospice (LHC Group) seeks an Afterhours Registered Nurse to deliver comprehensive hospice care to patients and families after regular hours, including nights and weekends. You will triage needs by phone, perform afterhours visits, and complete nursing evaluations to determine eligibility, with visits typically within 48 hours of referral.

This role emphasizes compassionate, professional care across diverse situations, with competitive benefits and opportunities for