Registered Nurse

Company: Homestead Hospice
Location: Jackson
Posted on: September 16, 2020

Job Description:

:Job Summary:The Home Care On-Call nurse for weekends will provide around the clock supervisory nursing coverage for patients and ancillary personnel.Qualifications:* Graduate of an approved school of nursing.* Current unrestricted registration in the state.* Minimum of 2 years of experience in medical-surgical oncology, or Community health nursing or equivalent.* At least one year experience in hospice nursing.* Must understand the physical psychosocial and spiritual concerns of the terminal patient and the effects of the prognosis on the family.* Must demonstrate good interpersonal skills to patients, families, team members, and other health care professionals.Responsibilities:* Provide 24 hour around the clock nursing service from Friday at 5 PM to Monday at 8 AM.* Respond to emergency telephone requests for patient care, questions or concerns, and medical emergencies.* Turn on cell phone at all times or notify the answering service of how you can be reached.* Patient visits after hours/weekends are for emergency purposes. Phone consultation will be used to provide instructions to family/caregivers to help solve problems. After advice is given, the nurse will follow up within a reasonable amount of time to reassess the situation. If there is no improvement and/or the situation is unstable, a visit will be offered and/or made by the nurse.* Calls will be responded to within 10 minutes of receiving the signal on the pager or answering service.* Documents all contacts on Brightree.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.:

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