What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN) – Hospice Homecare Weekend On Call Nights position at Mountain Valley Hospice?
Registered Nurse (RN) – Hospice Homecare Weekend On Call Nights - F, S, S
Every Patient. Every Family. Every Time.
At Mountain Valley, what we do is personal. Personal for those we serve and personal for us. Every day we stand shoulder to shoulder with individuals facing the most daunting challenge they will ever face – a serious, or even a terminal, illness. We help those with advanced illness cope with their day-to-day struggles, whether physical, emotional, social or spiritual. We also aspire to help our communities better understand end-of-life care. For those of us at Mountain Valley, there could never be a more important or rewarding job.
An Excellent Opportunity
Mountain Valley has an opening for a Registered Nurses to work on-call in the Mt Airy service area. In this position you will respond to patient calls that are received after business hours. Support may be in the form of telephone triage or face-to-face visits depending on the needs of the patient. While you are not performing your nursing tasks you could be doing things like watching movies at home, finishing household chores, or finding things to do around town.
Duties
- Responds to calls from patients, families, caregivers
- Provide direct nursing and supportive care for the terminally ill patient
- Perform late day admissions and tuck-in visits.
- Recognize, report, and document changes in patient/client condition
Schedule
Friday 5p-8a, Saturday 4p-8a and Sunday 4p-8a
Qualifications
- Valid Registered Nurse License
- BLS Certification
- Valid Driver’s License
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Paid time off accrued bi-weekly -160 hours annually
- 7 Paid holidays
- Comprehensive benefits plan – health, dental, vision, life, disability, accident, illness, etc.
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Educational Assistance
At Mountain Valley, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect with a diverse workforce; we make staffing decisions based on knowledge, skills and abilities. Mountain Valley Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived, race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, any other non-merit based factor or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
