On-Call Nurse | Home Health & Hospice

Community Visiting Nurse Association, a non-profit home health and hospice agency, serving Somerset, Warren, and Middlesex counties. Job Title:

On-Call Nurse| Home Care & Hospice Job Type: Per-Diem Location: Somerset & Middlesex County | Somerville, NJ Rates: Flat rate & Additional rates per visit $3,000 sign on bonus Education/Experience: - Current NJ RN License

• Valid Driver’s License required

• One year exp. in home health or hospice preferred Job Summary: On-call nurse triages after-hour calls received from the answering service.
  
  Communicates with patient, assesses the situation, provides instruction, and/or determines if a visit is required. Job Description: Provides safe on-call triaging for both Home Care and Hospice under medical direction and in accordance with recognized standards of nursing practice and established policies of the agency.
  
  Responds to calls forwarded from answering service, places call to patient. Assesses the needs of the client, develops a plan of action, and determines if phone call is sufficient, need for a home visit, physician notification, and/or 911, emergency room. If a home visit is required, assesses the situation, determines plan of care, contacts the physician as necessary, observes the response, and documents results. Equal Opportunity Employer