What are the responsibilities and job description for the On-Call Hospice Nurse position at Harmony Hospice?
On-Call Hospice Nurse
Community Home Health Care Services is looking for a compassionate and caring Registered Nurse to join our Hospice team. The Hospice after-hours nurse works from home responding to after-hours calls from patients, families, caregivers, and referral sources. The RN assesses, utilizes critical thinking and gives advice or delivers care to hospice patients. Effectively interacts with patients, significant others, and other interdisciplinary team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing and clinical competency.
We have an on-call position available. This position requires an RN to be on-call seven days from 4pm – 8am. Our service area includes Berrien County, Cass County, and Van Buren County.
Requirements:
- Graduate of nursing school and currently holding a RN license.
- 1 year of previous nursing experience, preferred
- Previous home health care / hospice care experience, preferred
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Strong ability to use critical thinking and deduction when performing job tasks and evaluating patient needs
- Empathy and compassion for patients and families facing end-of-life care - Responsible, compassionate, and caring demeanor
Job Responsibilities:
- Responding to calls from answering service in a timely manner
- Triaging patient related calls by determining the needs of the caller and then responding in an appropriate manner either by phone or with a visit
- Assist patients, family members or caregivers with concern and empathy; respect confidentiality and privacy and communicate in a courteous and respectful manner.
- attending patient deaths to provide support to the patient’s family and complete required procedures following a death
- Completes afterhours admissions and consults as needed.
Job Types: full-time Pay: Competitive Compensation
Community Home Health Care Services are part of a network of health providers, The Home Care Group, which has been providing health care services for nearly 35 years. We pride ourselves on providing the best, out-come based care for our patients. We believe that care begins with our highly skilled staff. Located Michigan and Indiana, our network offers the security and growth opportunities of a larger corporation without sacrificing the family-oriented personal experience that gave us our start over 30 years ago.
Community Home Health Care Services provided the following inclusive hiring information: We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to commit to 7 days on-call from 4pm - 8am?
Experience:
- Nursing: 2 years (Required)
- Hospice: 1 year (Required)
- Home health: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- RN License (Required)
- CPR Certification (Required)
Location:
- Niles, MI (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Niles, MI (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (Required)
Work Location: On the road