RN (Part-time) Saturday & Sunday - Peachtree Corners, GA, United States - Capstone Hospice, LLC

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At Capstone Hospice our mission is to bring comfort and peace to those we serve by providing a qualitatively distinct hospice experience.

Our staff — our people — make all the difference when it comes to providing the highest quality services in the region.

We realize our people are our most valuable asset and we go to great lengths to ensure we hire and retain only the most compassionate and skilled caregivers.

Capstone is an employee-centric hospice company. Our company structure lends itself to flexible, prompt and efficient response from our staff. Check us out online at
Capstone Hospice is currently seeking a Part-Time On-Call Hospice RN to join our on-call team of dedicated nurses. This position will work an assigned shift.

The On Call Hospice RN is a part of the On Call team who provides virtual care to patients via telephone, at times in-person visits may be required.

The ideal candidate for this role is one who has a passion for hospice care, is empathetic, warm and compassionate.

In addition to being a great listener, must be a strong communicator and have the sense to know when to ask more or less questions and be respectful and professional in our clinical care telephone demeanor.

This is a weekend shift working Saturday and Sunday, 8am - 5pm, considering candidates that are available to work every weekend or every other weekend.

Triage calls to the appropriate level of care.

Answering any questions and providing education over the phone regarding patient's condition and placing courtesy calls to follow up on patients post intervention.

Expectations of assisting medication orders, DME and faxing documents/orders as needed.

Submit a report of all calls (incoming and outgoing) at the end of shift as well as maintaining an activity log for all in-person visits that might have occurred during the shift.

Develops and re-evaluates the patient/family care plan to meet their needs and maintain continuity of care.
Documents visits in electronic medical record system (Wellsky Consolo)
Performs specific nursing procedures as needed (e.g., Follows the policies and procedures of Hospice. Observes confidentiality and safeguards all patient-related information in compliance with the HIPAA regulations.
Complies with infection control policies and protocols.
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
Ability to respond appropriately to crisis outside of a hospital setting.
Acceptance and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural and religious modes.
Have completed or the ability to complete a designated Hospice training program.
Must be able to work independently, make judgements based on assessments and data available and act accordingly.
Must be flexible, innovative, and possess good interpersonal skills.

Be able to tolerate exposure to elements including, but not limited to, odors, blood, body fluids, excrements, adverse environmental conditions and hazardous materials.