Hospice Registered Nurse (Weekend nights)
Charlottesville, Virginia
- Eligibility
- RN
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Posted Sep 14
Pay and benefits
- Against the board
- In range for Virginia staff rolesVirginia staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $49/hr, across 499 postings.
Do you qualify?
- License
- Valid license as an RN in the Commonwealth of Virginia Check your license
- License
- Driver’s license, personal automobile, and current automobile liability insurance
- Experience
- Two years of relevant nursing experience required (relevant includes bedside, geriatric, long-term care, oncology, cardiology, palliative, hospice, ICU, Step Down or any combination of the above)
What's around it?
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,540/mo
- Household income
- $74,824/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
From Census ACS 2024.
About this role
Hospice of the Piedmont is a life-changing, mission-driven organization offering flexibility and a team-based work environment with a supportive management team. We are seeking a Registered Nurse for our Night/Evening/Weekend Services team in the Charlottesville and surrounding areas who want the opportunity to truly use their nursing skills in an autonomous setting and to make a difference.
This Night, Evening, and Weekend (NEWT) Crisis RN will be a versatile nurse with excellent assessment and nursing skills that translate to the bedside. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality patient care through timely and responsible management of patient/family needs by responding to triage telephone calls, making visits as needed, and liaising with the medical team and vendors through the weekends and nights.
Schedule
Friday 3am-11pm, Saturday 8pm-8am, Sunday 8pm-8am.
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Triage and Patient Care
- Respond to HOPs Triage service calls and maintains a log of calls and visits.
- Make home visits to assess patient needs, provide nursing care and emotional support.
- Perform nursing evaluations for new admissions and determine eligibility.
- Provide specialized nursing services according to agency guidelines.
Communication and Reporting
- Observe and report changes in patient needs to physicians and Hospice staff.
- Confer with supervisors for guidance and inform them of any challenges.
- Document appropriately and timely.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Attend staff and team meetings.
- Support the performance evaluation process and provide coaching and feedback
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Qualifications
- Valid license as an RN in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Two years of relevant nursing experience required (relevant includes bedside, geriatric, long-term care, oncology, cardiology, palliative, hospice, ICU, Step Down or any combination of the above)
- Driver’s license, personal automobile, and current automobile liability insurance
Application details and notices
Typical Physical Demands/Working Conditions
- Must be able to work in home environments that have difficult working conditions including, but not limited to cramped space, pets, dirt, allergens, smoke, no chairs
- It may be necessary at times for employees to work beyond scheduled work hours to ensure adequate patient care
- Communicate by phone, writing, typing, speaking
- While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel objects, reach, kneel, walk, stand, balance and talk to hear.
- Able to push, pull, or lift 50 pounds, push up to 200 pounds in a wheelchair
- Drive long distances
- Must be prepared to complete EMR at bedside in varied environments
Hospice of the Piedmont offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, Life, Short & Long Term Disability, 403(b) and Roth Retirement Plans with employer matching, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.
Hospice of the Piedmont is a non-profit, equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and patients served.
**Actual starting pay will be based on relevant experience and qualifications.**
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How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?