Hospice Afterhours RN,

Explore opportunities with Northern Arizona Hospice, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve.

About the role

As the Afterhours Registered Nurse, your primary focus is to conduct comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care for patients and their families after regular business hours, including at night and on the weekends.

Responsibilities

• 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 after hours
• 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 reassesses them as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days
• Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

Requirements

• Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice
• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation

Qualifications

Required:

• Experience as a Registered Nurse

Preferred:

• Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire
• 1+ years of clinical experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)

Pay

The salary for this role will range from $70,832 to $106,248 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications.