Registered Nurse, Night/Evening/Weekend (PRN)

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 PRN RN for our Night/Evening/Weekend Services team 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. This role 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:

Triage and Patient Care

• Respond to HOPs Triage service calls and maintains a log of calls and visits.
• Make home visits to assess patient needs, provide nursing care and emotional support.
• Perform nursing evaluations for new admissions and determine eligibility.
• Provide specialized nursing services according to agency guidelines.

Communication and Reporting

• Observe and report changes in patient needs to physicians and Hospice staff.
• Confer with supervisors for guidance and inform them of any challenges.
• Document appropriately and timely.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Attend staff and team meetings.
• Support the performance evaluation process and provide coaching and feedback

Typical Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Drive short/long distances.
• 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.
• Communicate by phone, writing, speaking; Regular use of computer screen and keyboarding are required.
• Lift 20 pounds, push up to 200 pounds in a wheelchair.

Qualifications:

• Valid license as an 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

Hospice of the Piedmont offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, Life, Short & Long Term Disability, 403(b) and Roth Retirement Plans with employer matching, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.

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.