Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) On-Call Weekend
Employment type
Full-time
Work setting
On-site
Location
Des Moines, IA
Schedule
Day shift
Posted
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Job overview
The Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) On-Call Weekend role is onsite in Des Moines, IA, with compensation not specified. The nurse supports hospice patients and families outside office hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays. The role provides urgent clinical and psychosocial interventions, skilled pain and symptom management, and coordination with providers and hospice team members. Through independent assessment and timely response during crises, the nurse helps maintain continuity of care and support positive patient outcomes.
What you'll do
- Remain available by telephone and email during assigned shifts
- assess patients and families urgently and determine interventions
- provide nursing care focused on pain and symptom management
- document care
- communicate with physicians and the interdisciplinary group
- coordinate after-hours supplies, equipment, medications, and admissions as needed.
What we're looking for
- Skills & competencies
- full-timedes moines iaaffinity hospice managementhospice registered nurseregistered nursehospice careweekend on-callafter-hours carepain managementsymptom managementfriday–monday coverageflorida rn license
- Work arrangement
- Weekend coverage required
Why this role
Assigned coverage is Fridays 5 p.m. through Mondays 8 a.m.; the role includes after-hours hospice care and requires a current, unencumbered Florida Registered Nurse license, despite the listing location in Iowa.
About the employer
Affinity Hospice Management LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Home Health Care Services. Sector: 62.
Additional details
- Industry sector
- 62
- Industry
- Home Health Care Services
- Occupation code
- 29-1141.00
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Listing ID: 56ea9f1f-13cd-4e1c-a434-e55bad899112