Weekend Per diem After Hours RN
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Mission Hospice and Home Care
San Mateo, CA, US
Summary
The After-Hours Nurse provides skilled nursing and hospice care to patients and families, ensuring comfort and health during end-of-life journeys. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, coordinating with physicians, and maintaining clear communication with the care team.
Job Description
Mission Hospice & Home Care serves patients and families in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay with quality care and compassionate end-of-life support and education. Founded in 1979, we are a local, independent nonprofit that has provided thousands of patients and their families with physical, emotional, and spiritual support throughout the journey from a life-threatening diagnosis through death and bereavement.
This position offers competitive pay, and a supportive work environment.
We are seeking a per diem After-Hours Nurse to provide skilled nursing and hospice care to maximize the comfort and health of patients.
Schedule:
Every Saturday & Sunday; 4:30pm - 12:30am
Office Location:
San Mateo, CA
Coverage Area:
San Mateo County
Mission Hospice & Home Care follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Provide continuing care to patients/families as requested and in compliance with agency policies and procedures and applicable federal and state regulations.
- Under the guidance of the After-Hours Nurse, responsible for patients/families including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing services consistent with the plan of care.
- Communicate with attending physicians and other community resources to report changes and coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient/ family.
- Maintain regular communication with Team Leaders regarding patient/family status and unusual or potentially problematic patient/family issues.
Education/Experience:
- One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Experience in acute care/ home health and/or hospice setting preferred.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of California.
- Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable.
- HPNA certification preferred.
Pay Range:
$52.90 - $66.20 hourly + $2.00 weekend differential
Mission Hospice and Home Care is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at MHHC. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.
We are a local, independent nonprofit organization serving patients and families in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay with personalized, compassionate end-of-life care and education.
Since our founding in 1979, we have provided thousands of patients and their families with physical, emotional, and spiritual support throughout the journey from a life-threatening diagnosis through death and bereavement.
Most of our patients receive care in their own homes. We also care for people in assisted living, board and care, skilled nursing facilities, and elsewhere. Our hospice house – the only hospice house on the Peninsula – offers a peaceful, homelike option for those at the very end of life whose symptoms cannot be managed at home.
Our nurses are available 24 hours/day. Call us at 650.554.1000 for help, or to learn more about our compassionate end-of-life care.
Founded
1979
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
San Mateo, California
We are a local, independent nonprofit organization serving patients and families in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay with personalized, compassionate end-of-life care and education.
Since our founding in 1979, we have provided thousands of patients and their families with physical, emotional, and spiritual support throughout the journey from a life-threatening diagnosis through death and bereavement.
Most of our patients receive care in their own homes. We also care for people in assisted living, board and care, skilled nursing facilities, and elsewhere. Our hospice house – the only hospice house on the Peninsula – offers a peaceful, homelike option for those at the very end of life whose symptoms cannot be managed at home.
Our nurses are available 24 hours/day. Call us at 650.554.1000 for help, or to learn more about our compassionate end-of-life care.
Founded
1979
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
San Mateo, California