Hospice Nurse Field Case Manager Bronx

RN Hospice On Call PT Weekends 

SPECIALTY: HOSPICE

SETTING: WFH- Field 

OVERVIEW:
The Hospice On Call Field Nurse is responsible for making on call patient visits, both scheduled and unscheduled, for urgent physical and psycho-social issues during an after hours scheduled shift, in coordination with the Call Center Triage team and On Call Manager.
The On Call Nurse must be available via cell phone to respond to Triage visit requests, and communicate effectively with the On Call team, including Hospice physician to address urgent patient needs, and establish a safe plan of care. The nurse also implements patients' plan of care, educating the patient and/or primary caregiver on changes to plan of care, including medication management, patient safety, and symptom management. In addition, The Hospice On Call Field Nurse attends patient deaths as directed to provide emotional support and guidance to family.  The nurse also reports off to triage and primary Hospice team concerning patient related visits, changes to plan of care, and follow up needs.

QUALIFICATION :
RN, 2 yrs Hospice or palliative care experience req exp, On Call exp required, with RN Supervisory or leadership school nurses will not be considered

New York State RN licensure

NYS valid drivers license preferred