Hospice Registered Nurse (PRN, Weekend, Days)

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:

• Consistently responds to HOPs answering service via beeper and/or phone to triage calls 
• Maintains log for calls 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, using clinical progress notes for nursing services delivered and completes verbal order form 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 
• Obtains report from weekend on call nurse to prevent any lapse in continuity of on call availability, relaying needed information the next morning to primary staff/supervisor 
• Participates in taking on-call responsibilities as necessary including weekends and evenings 
• Participates in implementing an supporting agency policies and procedures 
• Adheres to safety precautions when planning and making home visits 
• Ability to drive long distances.

Due to the nature of services provided, it may be necessary at times for employees to work beyond scheduled work hours to ensure adequate patient care. 

Essential Skills for Success:

• Strong nursing practice and ability to assess patient/family needs in varied settings.
• Effective oral/written communication and collaboration within teams.
• Empathy, emotional maturity, and ability to support terminally ill patients and families under stress.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, able to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Skilled in writing comprehensive reports and maintaining confidentiality of patient data.
• Adaptable to on-call duties, extended hours, and committed to agency policies and continuous learning.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school 
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia 
• Intermediate proficiency with EMR systems 
• 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:

• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk to hear.   
• The employee frequently is required to stand, sit and climb or balance.  
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push up to 200 pounds in a wheelchair.  
• Must be able to work in home environments that have difficult working conditions including, but not limited to, cramped space, pets, dirt, allergens, smoke, no chairs.
• Incumbent must be able to communicate by way of telephone.   
• Regular use of computer screen is required to complete tasks.  
• Physical and emotional health is necessary for the accomplishment of position duties. 
• Ability to drive long distances. 

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.