Registered Nurse (RN On Call) Home Care and Hospice
Granite VNA, Inc.·Concord, New Hampshire
Granite VNA, Inc.·Concord, New Hampshire
Provide on-call nursing coverage for home care and hospice programs, including triaging calls and performing patient visits. Document all interventions and verbal orders in the electronic medical record system while coordinating with the interdisciplinary team.
Purpose-Driven Work Deliver care that makes a lasting impact. Help patients remain safe, independent, and successful at home. Comprehensive Benefits Competitive compensation Paid patient visits, documentation, travel time, and meetings Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance Earned Time Off 401(k) with company match Employee Assistance Program Continuing education and career advancement opportunities AI-powered documentation tools designed to reduce paperwork Granite VNA apparel stipend
Reporting to the Home Care Director, the Granite VNA Community On-Call Registered Nurse provides on-call coverage for the agency’s home care and hospice programs during the hours that the agency is closed and completes hospice visits as needed. Upon request of the Administrator On-Call will assist the other programs.
Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Responds to and/or triage calls during on-call hours in a timely manner and documents all telephone contacts, patient care observations and interventions.
After triaging calls, document outcomes of call along with patient/caregivers responses and if any further instruction is needed in Electronic medical record system.
Prioritizes calls and completes visit for patients as needed.
Communicates with and supports after-hours staff in assessing and treating patient's needs.
Documents all interim verbal orders obtained from the physician accurately into the electronic medical record system and communicate to all members of the team to ensure implementation.
Provides skilled professional nursing care to patient/family/caregivers as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with agency policies when called upon after-hours.
Completes clinical documentation of all after-hours calls and visits, including problems and interventions within the Electronic medical record system timely and in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
Completes an on-call log on telephone calls as received.
Submits on a daily basis.
Communicates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure proper patient follow-up on previous night's after-hours calls.
Provides accurate information to customer making telephone inquiries regarding Home Care.
Hospice, and other agency services.
Notifies after-hours administrator on-call when necessary and/or when guidance needed.
Communicates clearly with professional staff regarding expected "call-backs" and relays information to physicians and others.
Maintains a positive working relationship with referral sources and individuals seeking information.
Other Job Functions Demonstrates flexibility and accepts other duties as assigned Demonstrates knowledge of Medicare Regulations and delivers care in accordance with Medicare Condition of Participation (COP) for hospice/home care.
Arranges to have needed supplies and equipment in the patient's home.
Appropriately uses supplies and equipment.
Seeks out education for any unfamiliar procedures.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, accompanied by current New Hampshire nursing license, or compact state license through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). Three to four years of recent general medical/surgical or skilled/acute care nursing experience
30 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. The team member will be scheduled to work based on program and Agency needs. Work assignments may include holiday, weekend rotations.
Market context
Registered Nurse on-call roles in home care and hospice are often competitive in New Hampshire because employers look for recent med-surg or skilled/acute care experience plus an active NH or compact license. Candidates should review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then confirm their recent bedside experience aligns with the role’s on-call expectations and patient-care setting before applying.