Position title
Weekday On-Call Nurse
Description
As a Weekday On-Call Nurse, you will provide patient care during non-office hours as prescribed by the physician in compliance with applicable nursing licensure and agency policies and procedures.
Job Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
- Company paid life insurance with additional voluntary life insurance option
- Employer Match 403(b)
- Paid Holidays
- Generous Vacation and Sick Leave
Responsibilities
- Performs emergency start of care if requested.
- Performs skilled evaluation of patients as needed following telephone triage.
- Instructs patient’s family and caregivers as appropriate to overcome identified knowledge deficits, documents in notes and home charts.
- Obtains physician orders and implements interventions and changes in treatment as appropriate.
- Initiates prescribed treatment and evaluates medication effectiveness within 24 hours.
- Makes visits at the time of death of patient to pronounce death.
- Performs follow-up telephone call on next day SOC if requested by staff.
- Provides appropriate documentation for emergency start of care visit within 24 hours of admission.
- Provides appropriate documentation of skilled nursing visits, changes in patient condition, caregiver status, or family dynamics and all patient related telephone calls within 24 hours of contact.
- Receives non-office hour phone calls from patients, families and physicians.
- Provides leadership, supervision to personnel when assigned.
- Weekday on-call staff provides shift report daily to Team Leader at assigned time.
- Responds to calls in a timely manner.
Qualifications
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas.
- Two years clinical experience. Background in ICU, oncology, discharge planning, care of terminal patients or community nursing health preferred.
- Personal vehicle available for transportation during work.
- Valid driver’s license and insurance as required by the State of Texas.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English at a level which will permit the employee to accurately understand and communicate information as needed to safely and efficiently perform job duties.
- Bilingual in the Spanish language preferred.
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Please only apply if you meet minimum qualifications.
Hiring organization
Employment Type
Full-time
Beginning of employment
Immediate Hire
Working Hours
Shift: Monday – Thursday, 5:00 pm – 8:00 am
Job Location
El Paso, Texas
Date posted
December 1, 2020
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