Weekend On-Call RN Hospice - Military Veterans
at LHC Group
Summary
We are hiring for a Weekend Registered Nurse in Hospice.
$5,000 Sign on Bonus for Full Time - speak to a recruiter for details!
At Commonwealth Hospice, in Danville, VA a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.
As a Weekend Registered Nurse in hospice, you can expect:
- the ability to develop trusting relationships as an end-of-life care expert.
- Being valued and respected by patients and their families.
- employee-focused wellness and support programs
- incredible team support and empathetic leadership
Take your nursing career to a new level of caring. Join us.
Responsibilities
The Weekend Registered Nurse in hospice is responsible for conducting comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care for patients and their families after regular business hours, including at night and on the weekends.
- Able to triage patient needs over the phone until a nurse can provide an in-person visit.
- Responds appropriately and with urgency to crisis calls from patients and families afterhours.
- Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services, as part of a patient visit, within forty-eight (48) hours of referral if assigned.
- Competent to perform afterhours visits including admission visits, death visits, recertification visits, and routine visits.
- Identifies the patient/family's physical, psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs and reassess them as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
- Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.
Education and Experience
Experience Requirements
- One year of clinical experience.
License Requirements
- Current RN licensure in the state of practice and one year of clinical experience.
- Current CPR Certification.
- Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
Additional State Specific Requirements
- VA: Experience with terminally ill required.
Danville, VA
LHC Group, Inc. is a national provider of in-home healthcare services and innovations for communities around the nation, offering quality, value-based healthcare to patients primarily within the comfort and privacy of their home or place of residence. The company’s 29,000 employees deliver home health, hospice, home- and community-based services, and facility-based care in 37 states and the District of Columbia – reaching 68 percent of the U.S. population aged 65 and older. Through Imperium Health, the company’s ACO management and enablement company, LHC Group helps partners improve both savings and patient outcomes with a value-based approach. As the preferred joint venture partner for more than 400 leading U.S. hospitals and health systems, LHC Group works in cooperation with providers to customize each partnership and reach more patients and families with an effective and efficient model of care.