RN Administrator On-Call

Work Where You Matter!

At St. Croix Hospice we guide patients and families through the end-of-life journey. Through compassionate care, we focus on our patient’s quality of life, empowering them to make the most of their time with dignity, comfort and respect. If you are ready to be part of an extraordinary team of caregivers, then come work where you matter.

RN Administrator: On-Call

Position Overview

The Registered Nurse Administrator On-Call is responsible for ensuring that patient care is coordinated and managed appropriately by directing hospice services/care via phone conference. This position is responsible for supervision of the after-hours team and ensures that end-of-life needs is met through monitoring Muse.

Essential Functions and Skills
Patient Care
Provides after hours supervision to clinical personnel across the organization on evenings and weekends.
As scheduled, receives calls related to patient care and instructs patient/caregiver on appropriate interventions based on nursing knowledge.
Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
Assesses available options for interventions and uses critical thinking when choosing what intervention is best for the patient and/or caregiver.
Determines need for nursing visit based on EMR and telephone call. Dispatches a visit RN/LPN appropriately
Facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optimal comfort care.

Communication

• Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition, care given and patient response. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
• Communicates with the interdisciplinary group to coordinate the care plan.
• Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
• Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.

Additional Duties

• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Graduate of a school of professional nursing and is currently licensed, certified or registered in the state(s) of practice.
• Nurses holding a multistate license can practice in other states without obtaining additional licenses while maintaining their Registered Nurse (RN) license in their primary state of residence (PSOR). Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois are not in the Nursing Licensure Compact.
• Ability to pass background, consumer report, and drug test.
• If Driving: Valid State Driver’s License, access to an automobile in good working order, automobile insurance in accordance with state and organizational requirements, and an acceptable driving record required.

Preferred

• 1+ years management experience, preferably in a hospice/home care setting preferred.
• 2+ years' experience in Nursing, preferred

Physical Requirements
The physical requirements described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made.

• Pushing/Pulling and Lifting/carrying up to 30 pounds. Occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of work conditions to ensure the highest quality of patient care in a home setting.