Afterhours RN - PRN - Hospice

Davita Inc.; Union City (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading hospice care provider as an Afterhours Hospice RN in Union City, TN. This role involves delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients and their families during evenings and weekends, ensuring their needs are met with empathy and professionalism. With the support of a dedicated team, you will be pivotal in facilitating meaningful end-of-life care while enhancing your nursing career.

Benefits

Employee-focused wellness programs

Comprehensive benefits package

Empathetic leadership support

Qualifications

• Requires current RN licensure and one year of clinical experience.
• Must have CPR certification.
• Dependable vehicle access or reliable public transportation is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care after hours.
• Triage patient needs over the phone until in-person visit.
• Respond urgently to crisis calls from patients and families.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Triage skills

Communication

Empathy

Education

Current RN licensure

Current CPR Certification

One year of clinical experience

Job description

Summary

We are hiring for an Afterhours Hospice RN. Afterhours position is PRN.

At Baptist Memorial Hospice in Union City, TN, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy themeaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families,each other, and the communities we serve-it truly is all about helping people.You can find a home for your career here.

As a Hospice RN, you can expect:

• the ability to develop trusting relationships as an end-of-life care expert.


• being valued and respected by patients and their families.


• employee-focused wellness and support programs


• incredible team support and empathetic leadership

Take your nursing career to a new level of caring

Responsibilities

The Afterhours Registered Nurse's 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.

• 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.

Education and Experience

Experience Requirements

• One year of clinical experience.

License Requirements

• Current RN licensure in the state of practice and one year of clinical experience.


• Current CPR Certification.


• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.

Additional State-Specific Requirements

• TN: No additional state specific requirements.

Company Overview LHC 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.

At LHC Group we are proud to offer benefits that support your physical and emotional wellbeing. Review LHC Group's comprehensive benefits and perks: https://bit.ly/LHCGBenefits

Baptist Memorial Hospice - Union City a part of LHC Group family of providers - the preferred post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians, and families nationwide. We deliver high-quality, cost-effective care that supports our patients when and where they need it. From our home health, hospice, and community-based services to inpatient care at our clinics and hospitals, our mission is to reach more patients and families with effective and efficient healthcare. More hospitals, physicians, and families choose LHC Group because we are united by a single shared purpose: It's all about helping people.