RN- Weekend Support - West Region

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Practice within the scope of license, certification or registration, where applicable, and as required by law and regulation
• Serve as first responder for symptom-based calls from current patients after normal office hours
• Provide guidance to patients and families as needed or communicate need for case manager or designee follow up promptly
• Participate in implementation and coordination of patient’s hospice care
• Assist with emergency admissions
• Assess the patient's physical and mental health including the patient's reaction to illnesses and treatment regimens.
• Record and report the results of the nursing assessment.
• Plan, initiate, deliver, and evaluate appropriate nursing acts.
• Teach, assign, delegate to or supervise other personnel in implementing the treatment regimen.
• Collaborate with other health care providers in determining the appropriate patient and family-centered plan.
• Implement the treatment and pharmaceutical regimen prescribed by any person authorized by State law to prescribe the regimen.
• Provide teaching and counseling about the patient's health.
• Report and record the plan for care, nursing care given, and the patient's response to that care.
• Supervising, teaching, and evaluating those who perform or are preparing to perform nursing functions and administering nursing programs and nursing services.
• Providing for the maintenance of safe and effective nursing care, whether rendered directly or indirectly.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must be willing and able to care for patients with infectious disease processes unless approved accommodations
• Knowledge of Federal, State and Local regulations and Medicare Conditions of Participation
• Knowledge of HIPAA privacy rules and regulations
• Knowledge of electronic medical records systems
• Demonstrate basic data entry skills
• Demonstrate excellent organization skills
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Ability to take initiative and utilize innovative techniques and ingenuity
• Ability to interact with various departments throughout the organization
• Ability to work flexible hours, if needed
• Ability to participate as a team player to coordinate projects
• Ability to plan, prioritize and coordinate multiple projects
• Demonstrate skill/expertise in pain and symptom management
• Demonstrate ability to effectively collaborate and facilitate the work of a group
• Demonstrate understanding of reimbursement, regulatory requirements, and Medicare Conditions of Participation

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience:
• Two years of clinical experience preferred
• Licensures & Certifications: (if applicable)
• Valid NC RN license
• Valid Driver’s License and proof of automobile insurance

Summary of Physical Requirements:

• Walking, standing, sitting, bending, reaching, twisting, crouching/squatting, kneeling
• Flexion/Extension of arms/wrist
• Hand dexterity to include gripping, pushing/pulling and writing
• Lifting/carrying of 50 lbs. often

Intent & Function: