What are the responsibilities and job description for the ON-CALL NIGHT/WEEKEND RN CASE MANAGER position at Berkshire Healthcare?
This position offers an every other weekend schedule, 8 PM - 8 AM, with additional evening shifts Monday - Friday for full time 32 - 40 hours / week, premium pay and full benefits active upon hire.The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education / experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities : Patient Care
- Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
- Assesses and evaluates patient's status by :
- Writing and initiating plan of care
- Regularly re-evaluating patient and family / caregiver needs
- Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
- Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
- Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
- Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care.
- Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
- Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
- Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
