Registered Nurse - On Call

Job description

Description Work Schedule: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 4:30 p.m. - 8 a.m. Part time, salaried, non-exempt. Reporting to the Director of Patient Care, the On-Call Registered Nurse (RN) provides on-call coverage for the agency’s home care and hospice programs during the hours that the agency is closed and completes visits as needed. Upon request of the Administrator On-Call will assist the other programs. Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - Responds to and/or triage calls during on-call hours in a timely manner and documents all telephone contacts, patient care observations and interventions. - After triaging calls, document outcomes of call along with patient/caregivers responses and if any further instruction is needed in Electronic medical record system. - Prioritizes calls and completes visit for patients as needed. Communicates with and supports after-hours staff in assessing and treating patient's needs. - Documents all interim verbal orders obtained from the physician accurately into the electronic medical record system and communicate to all members of the team to ensure imple...