SummaryWe are hiring for an Afterhours Registered Nurse.At Assured Hospice, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve-it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.As a Hospice RN, you can expect:the ability to develop trusting relationships as an end-of-life care expertbeing valued and respected by patients and their familiesemployee-focused wellness and support programsincredible team support and empathetic leadershipTake your nursing career to a new level of caring.Primary focus is to conduct comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care for patients and their families after regular business hours, including at night and on the weekends. This includes phone calls and in-person patient visits wherever the patient may be at the time of need. Responsible for communication and coordination of care with other healthcare providers such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospice inpatient units, and post-death providers such as the coroner's office and funeral homes.ResponsibilitiesAble to triage patient needs over the phone until a nurse can provide an in-person visit.Responds appropriately and with urgency to crisis calls from patients and families afterhours.Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services, as part of a patient visit, within forty-eight (48) hours of referral if assigned.Competent to perform afterhours visits including admission visits, death visits, recertification visits, and routine visits.Identifies the patient/family's physical, psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs and reassesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care.Adheres to and supports the policies/procedures/goals/objectives of the hospice agency.Strives for independence and sound critical decision-making regarding the delivery of patient care in a cost-effective manner without compromising quality.Always maintains patient confidentiality.Familiar with the concepts and needs of patients/families who are facing end-of-life.Utilizes effective communication with patients, caregivers, hospice team members, physicians, vendors, referral sources and community members, both verbally and in writing.Educates, instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate.Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition.Reports patient condition and any identified needs/issues to supervisor.Completes all required hospice education assignments in a timely manner.Participates in a daily nursing report on assigned patients to supervisor and provides all necessary documentation.Participates in the hospice agency Quality Assurance Performance Improvement plan.Maintains up-to-date personnel file.Assists in overseeing the utilization of medications, DME and supplies related to the plan of care in a manner consistent with the needs of the patient, physician's orders, and the performance goals of the hospice agency.Communicates with community health-related persons to coordinate the care plan as needed.Communicates with the referring and/or attending physician, if any, regarding hospice eligibility and patient needs to establish and maintain the patient plan of care, including obtaining/receiving physicians' orders, as required.Acts as a liaison with community referral sources, physicians, hospitals, and nursing homes to bring a greater understanding of the hos