Job Description
Job Location: Lansing Hospice - Lansing, MI 48933
Position Type: Full TimeOn-Call Registered Nurse (7 On / 7 Off)
After-hours support. Mostly remote. Critical impact.
The On-Call Registered Nurse provides clinical guidance and urgent in-person visits as needed for hospice patients receiving care in home or facility settings, supporting comfort, safety, and continuity of care.
Schedule, Hours & Territory
• Dedicated on-call role with a rotating 7 days on / 7 days off schedule
• Coverage hours are 4:30 PM to 8:30 AM
• This role supports the Lansing branch
Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with employer match at 100 percent on the first 3% and 50 percent on the next 2%
• Health Savings Account eligibility with employer contribution up to $500 for individual coverage and $1,000 for two-person or family coverage
• Company-paid Life and AD&D
• Voluntary disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity options
• Employee Assistance Program, WillPrep, and travel assistance resources
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Mileage reimbursement per company policy
Key Responsibilities
• Triage patient and caregiver calls after hours
• Provide clinical guidance and symptom management
• Complete urgent in-person visits as needed
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members
• Document all assessments, interventions, and communication accurately and timely in the EMR (HCHB/Homecare Homebase)
QualificationsProfessional Experience
- Maintains the agency’s mission, philosophy, and core values.
- Ensures compliance with agency policies and procedures regarding operations/processes, including but not limited to those regarding patient care, patient complaints, incidents, safet,y and emergency management.
- Always maintains patient confidentiality, including all HIPAA regulations.
Regulatory Requirements
- Licensed or registered in the state in which he/she currently practices..
- Must pass a criminal background check & MVR check.
- Completed health statement acknowledging the ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Valid state driver’s license.
- Proof of current automobile insurance.
- Current CPR card; Online CPR certification accepted; Hands-on CPR certification preferred.
- TB testing per agency policy; (1 or 2 step TB skin test within 12 months of hire & annual TB symptom screening thereafter).
Industry experience
- Ability to work independently, make accurate, and at times, quick judgments. Ability to supervise others appropriately. Ability to respond appropriately to a crisis outside of a hospital setting. Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural, and religious modes. Completes Hospice training program.
- Active patient contact within the past three years preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a registered nurse, preferred
Education
- Graduated from an accredited school of nursing
- Currently licensed as a registered nurse to practice in the state.