Hospice Registered Nurse On Call - Dallas Fortworth - 7 days work-7 days off

Job Overview

As a Hospice Registered Nurse On Call serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area, you’ll provide responsive, compassionate care to hospice patients and support their families during changing health needs. You’ll assess patients, coordinate care, document accurately in electronic health records (EHR), and collaborate with healthcare professionals to guide timely decisions.

Your impact

Clear assessments and coordinated on-call care help patients and families receive appropriate support when they need it.

Responsibilities

• Respond to on-call needs; assess symptoms, vital signs, and changes in condition, and determine appropriate next steps.
• Provide hospice nursing care, communicate with patients and families, and coordinate with the care team, including through intake and discharge planning.
• Maintain accurate medical records in electronic medical record (EMR) and EHR systems while following Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements and applicable health regulation policies.
• Support clinical case management, utilization management, and patient service through clear documentation and coordination.
• Apply nursing judgment, physiology knowledge, and medical terminology to patient care and diagnostic evaluation within the role’s scope.

Experience

• Registered Nurse qualification and relevant nursing experience are required; specific credential details were not provided.
• Hospice care, home health, post-acute care, case management, or nurse case manager experience is relevant.
• Hospital, inpatient, outpatient, clinic, acute care, medical-surgical, critical care, intensive care unit (ICU), emergency room, or emergency medicine experience may be useful.
• Experience in geriatrics, pediatrics, behavioral health, infectious disease care, primary care, hospital medicine, managed care, or operating room (OR) settings is also relevant. Level I or Level II trauma center and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) experience are welcome.
• Bring strong patient assessment and client communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with healthcare professionals.

Pay: $55,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Work Location: On the road