Registered Nurse (Night, Evening, and Weekend)

Description

Hospice of the Piedmont is a life-changing, mission-driven organization offering flexibility and a team-based work environment with a supportive management team.  We are seeking a Part-Time RN Night/Evening/Weekend Services in the Charlottesville and surrounding areas who want the opportunity to truly use their nursing skills in an autonomous setting and to make a difference.
 

This Night, Evening, and Weekend (NEWT) Crisis RN will be a versatile nurse with excellent assessment and nursing skills that translate to the bedside. The Crisis RN is responsible for delivering high-quality patient care through timely and responsible management of patient/family needs by responding to triage telephone calls, making visits as needed, and liaising with the medical team and vendors through the weekends and nights.  
 

Responsibilities:

· Consistently responds to HOPs Triage service via electronic and/or phone triage calls

· Maintains log for calls and visits received

· Makes home visits appropriately to assess patient needs, to provide nursing care needs and emotional support to family, as needed, when patient dies

· Performs nursing evaluation visit to new admissions and determines eligibility based on agency criteria, as needed, in order to meet with patient and family members

· Consults with patient’s physician, Hospice staff, and vendors reporting changes in patient’s condition

· Observes and reports to physician and other personnel changes in patient’s needs and condition which necessitate a change in the plan of treatment

· Provides those services requiring specialized nursing skill in accordance with agency guidelines

· Practices appropriate documentation in a timely manner

· Confers with supervisor on call for additional information and guidance, as needed, keeping supervisor informed of any problems that may challenge agency policy

· Participates in implementing and supporting agency policies and procedures

· Adheres to safety precautions to planning and making home visits

· Attends monthly staff meetings, team meetings, and other meetings as requested

· Proactively supports the Individual Achievement Review and Evaluation (IAR&E) performance evaluation process. Communicates with staff and provides frequent coaching and feedback to enhance individual performance

· Maintains patient confidentiality

· Frequent travel may be required

· Completes other assignments and tasks as requested

Qualifications:

· Graduation from an accredited nursing school 

· Valid license as a RN in the Commonwealth of Virginia

· Two years of relevant nursing experience required (relevant includes bedside, geriatric, long term care, oncology, cardiology, palliative, hospice, ICU, Step Down or any combination of the above)

· Driver’s license, personal automobile, and current automobile liability insurance

Typical Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

· The physical demands may require employee to regularly use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms; Sit, stand, stoop, bend, reach, lift and walk, climb steps. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and ability to adjust focus

· Communication by phone, writing, speaking; Regular use of computer screen and keyboarding are required

· Lifting to 20 pounds, push up to 200 pounds in a wheelchair

· Drive short/long distances

Hospice of the Piedmont is a non-profit, equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and patients served. 

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