Per Diem RN – Triage
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Per diem remote RN triaging hospice patients by phone for St. Croix Hospice, which guides end-of-life patients and families. Coordinating visits, care, and clinical services.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to overnight and weekend calls regarding changing hospice patient needs
- Answer questions and gather information by phone
- Assess patient needs and coordinate/direct hospice services via phone conference
- Instruct patients and caregivers on appropriate interventions
- Use critical thinking to select appropriate interventions
- Determine need for nursing visits using EMR and telephone information
- Dispatch visit RNs or LPNs as appropriate
- Complete, submit, and maintain accurate clinical notes
- Record pain and symptom management changes and outcomes
- Communicate patient needs and condition changes to physicians
- Obtain and receive physician orders as required
- Support patient self-sufficiency and comfort care
- Counsel and collaborate with families, caregivers, and the hospice interdisciplinary group
- Arrange equipment and necessary services
- Maintain HIPAA compliance and confidentiality
- Participate in continuing education, in-service classes, and quality assessment/performance improvement activities
Requirements:
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in state(s) of practice
- Possess or obtain an RN license for the 10 states served and/or a compact license before hire
- Graduate of a professional school of nursing
- Currently licensed, certified or registered in the state(s) of practice
- Ability to pass DHS background check, consumer report, and drug test
- If driving: valid state driver's license, automobile in good working order, required automobile insurance, and acceptable driving record
- 1+ years of recent hospice/home care experience preferred
- 2+ years of nursing experience preferred
- Ability to lift/carry up to 30 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds
- Ability to adapt to varied work conditions in a home setting
Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Pet insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) retirement plans
- Other compensation, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility
- $35/hour for training/education
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