Per diem Weekend After-Hours Nurse

By the Bay Health; Larkspur (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

By The Bay Health is seeking an After-Hours Nurse to provide skilled nursing and hospice care on a per diem basis. The role supports patients and families, delivering compassionate, compliant care in line with agency policies.

Schedule: Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00am–5:30pm, with Marin County location and occasional coverage in Sonoma County. California RN license and hospice/home health experience preferred; CDPH vaccine requirements observed.

Qualifications

• One year of professional nursing experience within the last three years.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuing care to patients and families per agency policies and regulations.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing services per the plan of care.
• Communicate with attending physicians and community resources for coordinated care.
• Maintain regular communication with Team Leaders regarding patient status.

Skills

Nursing care

Home health care

Hospice care

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Job description

By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.

This per diem position offers competitive pay and a supportive work environment.

We are seeking an After-Hours Nurse who will provide skilled nursing and hospice care to maximize the comfort and health of patients.

Schedule:

Every Saturday & Sunday; 9:00am - 5:30pm

Office Location:

Marin County with additional coverage to Sonoma County as needed

By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Provide continuing care to patients/families as requested and in compliance with agency policies and procedures and applicable federal and state regulations.
• Under the guidance of the After-Hours Nurse, responsible for patients/families including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing services consistent with the plan of care.
• Communicate with attending physicians and other community resources to report changes and coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient/ family.
• Maintain regular communication with Team Leaders regarding patient/family status and unusual or potentially problematic patient/family issues.

Education/Experience:

• One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Experience in acute care/ home health and/or hospice setting preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of California.
• Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable.
• HPNA certification preferred

By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.

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