Afterhours RN - Hospice

Optum; Sedona (AZ); On-site; USD 71,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus $7,500

Job summary

Optum, in Sedona, seeks an Afterhours Registered Nurse for hospice care, including night and weekend shifts. You will deliver comprehensive hospice services, triage by phone, perform admissions and visits, and coordinate with families to meet physical and psychosocial needs.

Requirements include an active RN license in the state, CPR certification, 1+ year of clinical experience, and a valid driver's license with reliable transportation. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is offered for external candidates.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Current CPR Certification.
• 1+ years of clinical experience.
• Current driver's license and access to a dependable vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Triage patient needs by phone and arrange in-person visits as needed.
• Respond to after-hours crisis calls with urgency.
• Make initial nursing evaluation within 48 hours of referral if assigned.
• Conduct afterhours visits including admissions, death, recertification, and routine visits.
• Assess and reassess patient/family needs every 15 days at minimum.
• Document problems, goals, interventions, and patient/family responses.

Skills

CPR Certification

Clinical experience

Education

RN license in Arizona

Job description

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description - Afterhours RN - Hospice (1062779)

Afterhours RN - Hospice - 1062779

$7,500 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Explore opportunities with Northern Arizona Hospice, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As the Afterhours Registered Nurse’s your primary focus is to conduct comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care for patients and their families after regular business hours, including at night and on the weekends.

Primary 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 reassesses them as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days
• Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. #LHCJobs

Required Qualifications:

• Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice experience
• Current CPR Certification
• 1+ years of clinical experience
• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $70,832 to $106,248 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.