Registered Nurse (RN) - Afterhours (On-Call) Team Lead

Afterhours (On-Call) Team Lead - Registered Nurse (RN)

Every Patient. Every Family. Every Time.

At Mountain Valley, what we do is personal. Personal for those we serve and personal for us. Every day we stand shoulder to shoulder with individuals facing the most daunting challenge they will ever face – a serious, or even a terminal, illness. We help those with advanced illness cope with their day-to-day struggles, whether physical, emotional, social or spiritual. We also aspire to help our communities better understand end-of-life care. For those of us at Mountain Valley, there could never be a more important or rewarding job.

An Excellent Opportunity

Are you a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse (RN) who thrives in delivering care when it matters most? Mountain Valley Hospice is seeking an Afterhours RN Team Leader to provide essential oversight and support to our dedicated on-call nursing team. This role ensures that patients and families receive top-quality care throughout the evenings, nights, and weekends—exactly when they need it.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clinical Resource and Support: Act as the leader for the afterhours nursing team, providing guidance and support ensuring that team members feel confident in their care delivery.
• Patient Response and Oversight: Address urgent patient needs, admissions, transfers, and other afterhours inquiries as they arise.
• Documentation: Oversee accurate and timely entry of patient information into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to maintain comprehensive and up-to-date records.
• Scheduling and Staffing: Collaborate on staffing assignments and scheduling to ensure adequate on-call coverage, optimizing our team’s readiness and responsiveness.
• Direct Patient Care: Step in to provide hands-on nursing care to terminally ill patients if needed, ensuring that our patients receive continuity of care at any hour.

Schedule and On-Call Availability:

• Rotating Shifts Between Two Team Leaders, every other weekend
• Monday through Friday: 5:00 PM – 8:00 AM (On-Call)
• Saturday - Sunday 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM (On-Call)

Qualifications:

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) License
• BLS Certification
• Valid Driver’s License
• Strong leadership skills, clinical expertise, and adaptability for the on-call nature of the role.

At Mountain Valley, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect with a diverse workforce; we make staffing decisions based on knowledge, skills and abilities. Mountain Valley Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived, race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, any other non-merit based factor or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.