Visiting After Hours Nurse (RN)

About the role

The Visiting After Hours Registered Nurse (RN) works a rotational on-call after-hours schedule as part of the comfort care and after-hours team. They respond timely to after-hours calls from staff or the participant (or their family) to assess and triage the situation. They provide clinical guidance and education to the participant, family and caregivers as needed.

Responsibilities

• Respond to after-hours calls from staff or the participant (or their family) to assess and triage the situation.
• Determine the appropriate response or treatment which may include performing a home visit, communicating with the provider on call and/or coordinating care at a facility.
• Provide clinical guidance and education to the participant, family and caregivers as needed.
• Support enrolled participants for their designated PACE center.
• Supportive of proactive visits and calls to participants based on the recommendation of the clinical or other interdisciplinary team members.
• Support facility transition planning when on call.
• Participate in interdisciplinary and clinical team huddles on care plan reviews either virtually or in person on a regular basis.
• Accurately complete all required clinical documentation consistently per InnovAge standards in electronic medical record which includes completing and signing or routing participants EMR notes and l orders to physician.
• Maintain a safe patient care environment by complying with InnovAge policies/procedures/regulatory requirements that support National Safety Patient Goals, ADC and PACE Federal regulations and Quality Initiatives.
• Complete required continuing education classes applicable to related services; as assigned in a timely manner and stays current in regards to clinical knowledge.

Requirements

• Current State issued Registered Nurses License.
• Current First Aid and BLS certifications are required prior to hire.
• 2+ years health care with an emphasis in geriatrics, with at least one year home health services.
• Requires reliable personal transportation, current state issued driver’s license, good driving record and auto insurance.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• 3+ years health care experience with emphasis in geriatrics.
• Experience and knowledge of supportive/bereavement counseling techniques, strategies and available resources and the ability to apply/inform family members and/or caregivers.
• Experience in end of life/hospice setting.

Qualifications

• Bi-lingual-Spanish, Russian, Punjabi or Hmong.

Skills

• Ability to make an appropriate analysis of calls, including working with providers to determine, based on clinical judgment, the necessity of an order or higher level of direction, and initiate appropriate intervention/triage when necessary.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures and provides treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes and stability of the patient.
• Delegates and prioritizes tasks to facilitate quality participant care and ensure all participant care needs are met.
• Recognizes and responds to variances of patient care/condition and appropriately notifies physician and team in a timely manner, utilizing the latest PACE standards per departmental policy.
• Provides clinical guidance and education to the participant, family and caregivers.
• Supports proactive visits and calls to participants based on the recommendation of the clinical or other interdisciplinary team members.
• Supports facility transition planning when on call.
• Participates in interdisciplinary and clinical team huddles on care plan reviews either virtually or in person on a regular basis.
• Accurately completes all required clinical documentation consistently per InnovAge standards in electronic medical record which includes completing and signing or routing participants EMR notes and l orders to physician.
• Maintains a safe patient care environment by complying with InnovAge policies/procedures/regulatory requirements that support National Safety Patient Goals, ADC and PACE Federal regulations and Quality Initiatives.
• Completes required continuing education classes applicable to related services; as assigned in a timely manner and stays current in regards to clinical knowledge.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance.
• Short and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Supplemental life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) savings.
• Paid time off.
• Company-paid holidays.

Pay

$86,800 - $112,900

Schedule

After Hours - 4:30pm to 8am