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UPMC Hospice is Hiring a

Registered Nurse - Full-Time (Triage & Field Visits)

Service Areas: Wellsboro, Cole, Kane (in-person); Venango & Erie (phone triage only)

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our team. This full-time position plays a critical role in providing after-hours triage and in-person nursing support across multiple office territories.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Triage incoming calls and determine appropriate care needs.

+ Provide in-person visits as necessary within the Wellsboro, Cole, and Kane office territories.

+ Offer telephone-only triage support for the Venango and Erie office areas.

+ Collaborate with two other on-call nurses to coordinate and schedule shifts.

Schedule:

+ Full-time, 40 hours per week.

+ Typical schedule includes two 16-hour shifts and one 8-hour shift per week.

+ On-call hours are 4:00 PM to 8:00 AM, with rotating coverage every third weekend and participation in a holiday rotation.

Responsibilities:

+ Your role as the nurse will establish patients' plans of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, and utilization management (UM) professionals to meet physicians' orders and patients' needs.

+ RN will coordinate case management activities across a multi-disciplinary health care team to ensure appropriate, quality patient care.

+ Initiate, deliver, and evaluate patient- and family-centered health teaching.

+ Strive to help patients achieve optimal health outcomes, delivering compassionate care with an emphasis on the patient's experience.

+ Complete all required documentation, including visit assessments, OASIS, 485 and verbal orders accurately and promptly on a laptop or in written documentation while in the patient's home and according to all applicable regulatory standards.

+ Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures in addition to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines.

+ _Job title and salary will be based on qualifications and career ladder requirements._

Qualifications - Internal

+ Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing required.

+ Bachelor's degree preferred.

+ Prior nursing experience preferred

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located OR TPP

+ CPR is required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

+ Automotive Insurance

+ Driver's License

+ Act 33

+ Act 34

+ OAPSAUPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran