Weekend On-Call RN Hospice

LHC Group; Aurora (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

At Home Hospice of Aurora, part of LHC Group, is seeking a Weekend Registered Nurse to provide compassionate end-of-life care. This role involves conducting after-hours visits, triaging patient needs, and ensuring comprehensive care for patients and their families.

Benefits

Employee-focused wellness and support programs

Incredible team support and empathetic leadership

Qualifications

• One year of clinical experience.
• Current RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Current CPR Certification.

Responsibilities

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

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Summary

We are hiring for a Weekend Registered Nurse in Hospice.

Pay: $44-$55 Per Visit

At At Home Hospice of Aurora, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust. We enjoy meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other, and the communities we serve. It’s all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.

As a Weekend Registered Nurse in hospice, 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. Join us.

Responsibilities

The Weekend Registered Nurse in hospice is responsible for conducting comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care for patients and their families after regular business hours, including at night and on 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 after hours.
• Makes the initial nursing evaluation to determine eligibility for hospice services, as part of a patient visit, within forty-eight (48) hours of referral if assigned.
• Competent to perform after-hours 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, 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.

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

Company Overview

LHC Group is committed to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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

At Home Hospice, a part of LHC Group, is 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. Our services include home health, hospice, community-based services, and inpatient care. Our mission is to reach more patients and families with effective healthcare. More hospitals, physicians, and families choose LHC Group because we are united by a single purpose: It's all about helping people.