Hospice Afterhours (on-call) RN- 7on/7off

Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care • Full-time • Opelousas, LA, US • $78k - $93.60k / year • 1d ago

We are hiring for an Afterhours Registered Nurse. 7on/7off schedule.

At Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care,a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.

As an Afterhours Hospice RN, you can expect:

the ability to develop trusting relationships as an end-of-life care expert.
being valued and respected by patients and their families.
employee-focused wellness and support programs
incredible team support and empathetic leadership

Take your nursing career to a new level of caring. Join us.

The Afterhours Registered Nurse’s Primary focus is to conduct comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care for patients and their families afterregular business hours, including at night and on the weekends.

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 afterhours.
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 as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.

Experience Requirements

One year of clinical experience.

License Requirements

Current RN licensure in the state of practice and one year of clinical experience.
Current CPR Certification.
Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.

Additional State Specific Requirements

LA: a minimum two years full time experience working as an RN. However, two years of full time clinical experience in hospice care as a licensed practical nurse may be substituted for the required two years of experience as a registered nurse.

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