Part Time On Call Hospice RN - Weekends

Description

Capstone Hospice is a locally owned hospice care provider. For the past 10 years we have maintained a strong reputation for compassionate, patient-centered end-of-life care. Our focus is to prioritizes quality care, integrity, and a mission-driven approach.

With our unique approach, Capstone Hospice stands out from national hospice providers through deep community involvement, a faith-driven approach, and unwavering commitment to personalized, high-touch patient care. We build lasting relationships with referral sources and have earned a reputation for rapid responsiveness and superior patient outcomes.

What sets Capstone apart from other hospice companies?

We integrate faith-based values into every aspect of patient care, treating dignity, compassion, and emotional support as essential elements of our work. As a locally owned hospice, we maintain the flexibility to make patient-first decisions without corporate constraints. We take pride in consistently receiving high patient satisfaction scores and fostering a work culture where every nurse is valued and supported.

Check us out online by visiting www.capstonehospice.com

Capstone Hospice is seeking an empathetic and responsive On Call RN to join the dedicated on-call team.  This position is an essential part of our 24/7 care model by providing skilled, responsive care during the weekend addressing urgent patient needs while providing calm and confident guidance during critical moments. 

During the on call visit the nurse will visit the terminally ill patient and family by meeting their needs with providing skilled nursing care, assessment, support, education and crisis intervention.  The On-Call RN works collaboratively with the IDG team to ensure high-quality, compassionate end-of-life care while promoting patient comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Patients reside in their personal residence or in senior living communities. 

The ideal candidate for this role is one who has a passion for hospice care, is empathetic, warm and compassionate. In addition to being a great listener, must be a strong communicator and have the sense to know when to ask more or less questions and be respectful and professional in their demeanor. This position requires someone that can demonstrate and exercise independent and sound judgment to assist patients with complex and diverse issues effectively and efficiently.

As the On Call RN you will work every weekend, Saturday & Sunday from 8:00am-8:00pm. Candidates should live within a reasonable commute of Northwest Georgia to include the counties of N. Cobb, Cherokee and Bartow counties (Acworth & Canton). This position is paid hourly, non-exempt, eligible for overtime.

Requirements

Candidates must meet the following requirements to be considered:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Currently a Georgia licensed Registered Nurse (RN)
• Minimum of 2 years of recent bedside nursing experience (Med-Surg, ICU or CCU preferred)
• Hospice patient experience with a  minimum of 1 year continuous work experience
• Current valid driver's license. auto liability insurance and your own reliable transportation.
• Knowledge of hospice compliance and best practice. 

To be successful in this role, candidates should possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills
• Knowledge of hospice philosophy, symptom management, and end-of-life care principles.
• Ability to manage urgent situations calmly and effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Acceptance and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience or comfortable with pronouncing patient death
• Proficiency with electronic health record documentation systems.

Essential responsibilities of the role:

• Respond to weekend patient calls, assessing medical needs and determining appropriate interventions.
• Provide skilled nursing visits to hospice patients in homes, assisted living facilities, nursing facilities and other care settings as needed.
• Assess patient condition and identify changes requiring intervention or physician notification.
• Providing advice on symptom management using pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures.
• Answering any questions and providing education regarding patient's condition and placing courtesy calls to follow up on patients post intervention.
• Expectations of assisting medication orders, DME and faxing documents/orders as needed.
• Develops and re-evaluates the patient/family care plan to meet their needs and maintain continuity of care.
• Documents visits in electronic medical record system
• Participate in post admission, deaths and continuous care visits as assigned.
• Support bereaved families and caregivers during crisis situations and at the time of death.
• Performs specific nursing procedures as needed (e.g., treatments, management of symptoms) following doctor's orders.
• Participates in hand-off communication with weekday clinical staff to ensure continuity of care.
• Follows the policies and procedures of Hospice. Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient-related information in compliance with the HIPAA regulations.
• Complies with infection control policies and protocols.

Position Factors:

Physical Requirements:

• Requires considerable physical effort when in-person visits do occur, including, kneeling, squatting, reaching, twisting, climbing, walking, exposure and humidity changes and maximal assist in lifting and/or transferring of a 100-pound patient.
• Must possess sight/hearing senses or use appropriate adaptive devices that will enable senses to function at a level required to meet the essential duties of the position.

Mental Requirements:

• Must be able to work independently, make judgements based on assessments and data available and act accordingly.
• Must be flexible, innovative, and possess good interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to cope with mental and emotional stress and demonstrate emotional stability.

Working Conditions:

• Be able to tolerate exposure to elements including, but not limited to, odors, blood, body fluids, excrements, adverse environmental conditions and hazardous materials.

This position is a part-time and not eligible for Capstone Hospice Health & Wellness benefits.

Part-time employees are eligible to participate in the Capstone Hospice 401(k) Retirement plan to include employer matching.