On Call Nurse Hospice

Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.

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Night On Call Per Diem Hospice Registered Nurse 

Mercy Hospice is a comprehensive program offered by Dignity Health for individuals and families facing serious and life-threatening illness with a prognosis of six months or less. Mercy Hospice professionals and volunteers offer physical, emotional and spiritual comfort to patients and families. The primary focus of Mercy Hospice is to enable families to care for their loved ones at home. Specialized support and care are carried out under the direction of a physician and include:

• Regular nursing visits to assist in pain and symptom management
• Emotional support education and community resources provided by a social worker to assist the patient and family
• Spiritual support provided by a spiritual care counselor
• Personal services provided by certified home health/hospice aides
• Volunteer services for companionship respite and caregiver support
• Continuing support to families for a period of 13 months through our bereavement (grief) program

The Mercy Hospice team consists of physicians, nurses, social workers counselors, chaplains, home health aides and volunteers. The hospice team meets regularly to discuss current cases and coordinate care to ensure quality and continuity for the patient. The medical director meets with the team to review care plans giving direction and advice as necessary. Additional services are provided such as pharmacy physical therapy and occupational therapy when needed.

Hospice provides 24 hour-a-day support for patients and their families.

Mercy Hospice is a Medicare-certified Accreditation Commission for Health Care accredited program. We are also a member of the National Alliance for Care at Home, California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA) California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH). We are a partner in the We Honor Veterans (WHV) program. Mercy Hospice also contracts with many major private insurance companies that provide a hospice benefit. Regardless of ability to pay Mercy Hospice is available to patients and families who are facing life-limiting illness.

Give nursing care the way nursing care was meant to be! With the support of the entire hospice team of professional and volunteer care for patients and their loved ones as they face a life limiting illness. Provide competent compassionate care when it matters most. The incumbent provides care treatment and service to Hospice patients and their families in their place of residence. Functions as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team.

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Required:

• Current CA RN license
• 1 year Hospice nursing (LVN or RN) experience in the past 5 years
• Current AHA BLS
• Current CA Driver's License and Auto Insurance and access to an operating motor vehicle.
• Shift 1700-0830 On Call

Preferred: 

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing 
• Public Health Nurse certificate
• CHPN certificate.