Registered Nurse (RN) Weekend Overnight Call - IRC Home Health

Overview:

The VNA provides compassionate, innovative care of the highest quality, setting the standard for patients and caregivers needing private care, home health, hospice, and community health services. Together, we provide the highest quality patient care.

Come Join our team of passionate and skilled professionals! By choosing to work for the VNA, you would be working with an agency that has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in Indian River County because of the benefits we offer our associates, such as:

• Competitive pay 
• Flexible schedules available for some positions
• Accrue up to 18 days off in first year, 6 paid holidays
• Up to 90% coverage of health insurance costs
• Onsite, no-cost wellness clinic staffed by a VNA ARNP
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free CEU credits
• Several local and national discounts

The Weekend Overnight Call RN will be responsible to triage and ensure clinical expertise, after business core hours, for VNA patients in home care. 

• Assume primary responsibility for after hours call for VNA patients in home care
• Provide after hours care for all home health patients and /or family within their home setting with a focus on satisfying the care plan, reported symptoms and/or educating the patient and /or family as needed.
• Complete same day late visits as needed 
• Facilitating after hours admissions
• Makes on-site visits as needed.
• Telephone Triage and patient education
• The quality of care will be consistent with the Standards of Practice determined for the home health program.
• Act as a liaison between VNA and patient/families/physicians/referral sources after hours responding to calls in a timely manner.
• Communicate and act in a professional and supportive manner.
• Report/communicate to the respective clinical team at the completion of each call assignment to promote a smooth transition of care.
• Documentation in electronic medical record system is completed within agency guidelines and to meet regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve start of care (SOC) of clinical RN staff in order to expedite the scheduling of patients for the next day.
• Review and approve IRC HCHB workflow to support clinical operations

• Florida RN license required
• Previous home health experience is preferred.