Night & Weekend Hospice RN: Afterhours Care

UnitedHealth Group; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group’s Heart of Hospice, part of the LHC Group within Optum, is seeking an Afterhours Registered Nurse to deliver comprehensive hospice care after regular hours, including nights and weekends. This role focuses on triage by phone, crisis response, and timely in-person visits in the Fort Smith, Arkansas area.

Qualified candidates hold a current unrestricted RN license, a valid driver's license, and CPR certification.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.

Responsibilities

• Triage patient needs over the phone until an in-person visit by a nurse.
• Respond to crisis calls after hours with urgency.
• Perform initial nursing evaluation for hospice eligibility within 48 hours of referral.
• Conduct afterhours admissions, death visits, recertifications, and routine visits.
• Assess and reassess physical, psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs every 15 days or as needed.
• Document problems, goals, interventions, and patient/family responses to hospice care.

Education

RN licensure (state of practice)

Job description

UnitedHealth Group’s Heart of Hospice, part of the LHC Group within Optum, is seeking an Afterhours Registered Nurse to deliver comprehensive hospice care after regular hours, including nights and weekends. This role focuses on triage by phone, crisis response, and timely in-person visits in the Fort Smith, Arkansas area.

Qualified candidates hold a current unrestricted RN license, a valid driver's license, and CPR certification.