Qualifications

Responsibilities

1. Respond to emergency telephone requests for patient care, questions or concerns, and medical emergencies.
2. Turn on the cell phone at all times or notify the answering service of how you can be reached.
3. Patient visits after hours/weekends are for emergency purposes. A phone consultation will be used to provide instructions to family/caregivers to help solve problems. After advice is given, the nurse will follow up within a reasonable amount of time to reassess the situation. If there is no improvement and/or the situation is unstable, a visit will be offered and/or made by the nurse.
4. Calls will be responded to within 10 minutes of receiving the signal on the pager or answering service.
5. Documents all contacts on Brightree.