After-Hours Nurse

By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.

This position offers competitive pay, generous benefits, shift differential and a supportive work environment.

We are currently seeking an RN that has finely tuned assessment skills and is knowledgeable about hospice care best practices, in order to triage incoming calls and attend to patients in the field as needed.

Schedule:

Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sundays, 1:30 am - 10:00 am

Location:

Sonoma County covering Marin county as needed
 
Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Provide continuing care to patients/families as requested and in compliance with agency policies and procedures and applicable federal and state regulations.
• Perform evening admissions when needed, introducing patients/families to hospice services
• Under the guidance of the After-Hours Nurse, responsible for patients/families including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing services consistent with the plan of care.
• Communicate with attending physicians and other community resources to report changes and coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient/ family.
• Maintain regular communication with Team Leaders regarding patient/family status and unusual or potentially problematic patient/family issues.

Education/Experience:

• One year experience as a registered nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Experience in acute care/ home health and/or hospice setting preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current license as a registered nurse in the State of California.
• Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable.
• HPNA certification preferred.

Pay Range:
$64.50 - $76.50 an hour including shift differential

By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer.  Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.