Be part of an organization with heart! Come join one of the Bay Area’s Top Places to work in 2022! We are looking for a Full Time After Hours RN to help make a difference in our community.

Mission Hospice & Home Care serves patients and families in San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County with quality, compassionate end-of-life care and education. Founded in 1979, our local, independent nonprofit has provided thousands of patients and their families with physical, emotional, and spiritual support throughout the journey from a life-threatening diagnosis through death and bereavement.

Why you’ll love it here:

· Opportunity to improve the lives of patients and their families

· Supportive, energizing, and passionate team

· On site education for CEUs

· Flexible schedule and autonomy

· Competitive salary

· Low employee turnover

Employee benefits include:

· Matching 401k

· Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

· Pet Insurance

· Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance

· Long Term Disability Insurance

· 3 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO)

· HSA and FSA accounts

· Employee Assistance programs

About the position: The After Hours RN is required to work in different capacities as needed (i.e. working different shifts at the house, in the field, or in the office). The on-call nurses are the responders to the agency’s needs outside of business hours in the evenings, on the weekends, and on holidays. The overall purpose of the job is to provide immediate response to visits for acute patient conditions that the triage RN is not able to manage over the phone. The on-call nurses respond to many of the agency’s death visit needs and handle immediate clinical crisis patient needs that often involve a high set of skilled nursing expertise and invasive procedures. The on-call nurse also handles psychosocial family and caregiver anxieties that can occur unexpectedly. The on-call nurse allows the agency to fulfill the objective of providing 24/7 service for patient conditions and family concerns.

Responsibilities:

Provision of care (40%)

· Responds to calls from nursing triage

· Provides guidance and phone directions to patient and family as appropriate

· Visits patient and family as determined by nurse based on acuity and as requested

· Collaborates with physician if changes in Plan of Care (POC) need to be made based on the circumstance

· Resolves complaints and mediates care decisions when there is not agreement among all family members and the patient

· Provides care and support to the family at the time of death

· Places orders for medication per md order and as needed for refills

· Orders DME as needed based on MD orders

· Orders supplies through Medline or Bob Huie as needed

· Other duties as assigned

Compliance & Risk Management (20%)

· Documents appropriately in EMR in a timely manner per Mission Hospice policy

· Documents in Safety First appropriately

· Completes employment requirements in a timely fashion

Collaboration & Communication (30%)

· Changes POC as appropriate based on his or her action

· Provides communication via email, tiger text or phone call to the interdisciplinary team as appropriate based on clinical interventions

Professional Development (10%)

· Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes

· Expresses understanding of self-care methods

Qualifications:

· Current CA RN license

· Graduate of accredited RN nursing program

· Current CPR certification

· One year nursing experience, hospice or palliative care preferred

· Valid California Driver’s License and an automobile that is insured in accordance with state requirements

· Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and willingness to learn new software as needed

· Team player with excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

· Ability to organize and prioritize workload independently

· Understands hospice philosophy & comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill

Physical abilities/requirements:

· Ability to safely lift/transfer 50 lbs with or without assisted devices (patients, supplies, etc)

· Ability to push, pivot, pull, and reposition 50 lbs with or without assisted devices

· Ability to bend, squat, stoop, crouch, kneel, reach, climb, and rotate

· Manual dexterity (grip/grasp/pinch)

· Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time

· Ability to walk for prolonged periods of time

· Ability to drive for prolonged periods of time

· Visual and hearing acuity with or without assisted devices

· Withstand different work environments

o Internal- office noise and interruptions, open workspaces

o External- a number of elements including but not limited to: various community & living environments, weather, & travel/traffic conditions

Please Note: The salary range provided here is only a reference guide, but final salary rate depends on work experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $46.80 - $67.60 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Pet insurance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Supplemental schedule:

• Holidays
• Overtime

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)

Work Location: On the road

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