Weekend RN Job Description
Weekend RN
provides professional nursing care to patients within the medical practice in support of, and as directed by, the physicians.
Weekend RN Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective weekend RN job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included weekend RN job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Demonstrates competence in and current knowledge in Medical/Surgical Telemetry Nursing
Demonstrates competency in and current knowledge of cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation and management
Observes patient behavior for changes in order to intervene therapeutically
Assisting the referring Physicians and/or designee in the coordination of the plan of care/treatment for all hospice patients within the facility
Serving as the primary liaison between hospice and the designated facility the Physicians and other healthcare professionals working within that hospital/long term care facilities and other agencies which interact with the institution
Consistently utilizes assistive devices whenever appropriate to ensure safe patient handling
Participates in the development and operation of the agency by keeping administration informed on changing community needs and lack of community resources
Performs skills independently according to agency procedures
Carry out hands-on treatment, implementation and documentation of patient status for home health patients under the direction of their plan of care
Spend time working with patients and making a significant difference in their lives
Weekend RN Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Weekend RN
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, ACLS, BLS, BCLS
Education for Weekend RN
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the weekend RN job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Primary Degree in Nursing, Supervision, Health Care, Healthcare, Graduate, Science, Associates, Education, School of Nursing, Associate Degrees
Skills for Weekend RN
Desired skills for weekend RN include:
Professional nursing practice and theory
Medicare hospice certification
Growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated
Long Term Care Federal Regulations
Anatomy
Complex medical patients
EKG reading
Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation and management
Medical/Surgical Telemetry Nursing
Microsoft Word
Desired experience for weekend RN includes:
Extensive knowledge of the hospice admission process
Proven 1-3 years management experience in a health care customer service environment
Minimum of 6 months RN experience in an Emergency Room or Critical Care setting
Basic life support required and ACLS required after 180 days
Must possess interpersonal skills to interact effectively with coworkers and other Medical staff in a virtual care setting
Be able to monitor multiple patients and work within a treatment team that focus on care for the patients
Weekend RN Examples
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Weekend RN Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a weekend RN. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for weekend RN
- Provide valuable input into the patient's care and care treatment
- Communicate on a regular basis with an interdisciplinary group as to the status, progress, and needs of the patient
- Be positioned for Career Advancements within a growing market
- Work with team members who share your passion
- Problem solves customer service issues that arise from clients or staff with minimal direction
- Appropriately utilizes assistive devices whenever appropriate to ensure safe patient handling
- When administering PRN medications, assess for confirmed med for PRN, documents need (rationale) and its effectiveness in the medical record
- Collaborates with other team members in the development, implementation, and evaluation of an individualized plan of care
- Performs treatments and therapies as ordered by physician in an appropriate and timely fashion
- Participates in emergency crisis interventions according to age appropriate techniques
Qualifications for weekend RN
- Be a team leader and direct the health care needed to meet the patient needs
- Must possess the ability to concentrate for long periods of time, work well under stress and be able to think and react quickly in emergencies
- Must have expert knowledge in field of practice
- Current RN license- no restrictions
- Ability to train for minimum of 3 weeks
- Available to work holidays
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Weekend RN Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of weekend RN. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for weekend RN
- Assess resident/patient health problems and needs
- May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management
- Receives report on patient/resident status from previous shift and provides this communication to oncoming shift
- May directly provide or supervise other providers of care such as medication pass, nursing care, documentation, treatments, supervision
- May respond and coordinate actions in emergency situations
- Provides empathetic communication to families, patient/residents regarding change
- ADN with agreement to enroll in BSN completion program within 2 years of hire date and to be completed within 5 years of hire date
- Teaches basic principles of palliative care and acute/chronic disease management for all age groups
- Oversees Intake department to ensure emergency services are efficient and effective
- Serve as a Supervisor and in conjunction with the DCS & CNO, ensure integration of all clinical services
Qualifications for weekend RN
- Minimum of one (1) years medical/surgical nursing experience required
- Demonstrated knowledge of home health regulatory and reimbursement requirements required
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills required
- Minimum 1-2 years experience in certified home health operations
- Saturday and Sundays 7am to 2pm and 1pm to 8pm
- Minimum of 6 months RN experience in the Inpatient Medical/Surgical or Oncology unit
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Weekend RN Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of weekend RN. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for weekend RN
- Assists in the scheduling of the nursing unit staff, assuring an appropriate staffing ratio based on patient acuity, and adhering to nursing department FTE standards
- Assists CNO with facilitation of nursing services department orientation
- Assess and evaluate the systems which facilitate the delivery of quality resident care
- Facilitate the resolution of issues and concerns with resident/patient care including family issues
- Implement and evaluate all nursing procedures and systems relative to unit programming
- Make nursing diagnoses and perform assessments
- Develop a plan of care and implement nursing care
- Receive calls from patients, assist in troubleshooting, and dispatching a nurse to the patient's home as appropriate
- Serves as a liaison between our agency and its external customers utilizing expected customer service standards
- Accepts and processes referrals/orders per agency policy and procedure
Qualifications for weekend RN
- LIC RN, CERT BLS
- Minimum of three years of clinical experience in a health care setting with emphasis on physical assessment, triage, and communication one year of hospice experience preferred
- Ability to work effectively in stressful situations
- Ability to work well with individuals of diverse cultural, ethnic, religious, economic, and other diverse backgrounds
- Sensitivity to issues related to death and dying
- Ability to recognize the needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of weekend RN. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for weekend RN
- Serves as a resource to staff for agency policy and procedure
- Maintains building and clinical record documentation security as per agency policy and procedure
- Addresses external customer concerns and identifies and reports events as appropriate
- Accountable for systems thinking, teamwork and quality customer service
- Baylor position / weekend package
- Every weekend, work 24 get paid for 32
- Responsible to manage and coordinate the implementation and instruction process of clinical software system applications
- Instructs clinical staff on software upgrades and new application systems
- Coordinate the initial and ongoing education plans for clinical and office staff (those required to have a working knowledge of the clinical application(s)) with the Education Manger
- Provide technical support for the clinical staff as requested
Qualifications for weekend RN
- At least three years related acute hospital patient care experience is required
- Preferably a minimum one (1-2) years-experience in hospice, home health, or community health
- Minimum one year recent professional nursing experience
- Must demonstrate a commitment to the hospice philosophy of care
- Must demonstrate excellent observation, nursing judgment and communication skills
- Must possess the ability to provide good written documentation in a timely manner
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Weekend RN Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of weekend RN. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for weekend RN
- Collaborates with the IT and other Departments to ensure all staff are trained
- Works to maintain all system clinical reference files and the clinical process flows to ensure consistent functionality, utilization and application of clinical information across assigned branches and users
- Maintain current knowledge of all Agency clinical software currently in use including future releases
- Coordinate and interface with appropriate Agency and department personnel to develop, test, implement and integrate new/upgraded clinical information systems
- Serves as an Agency resource
- Supports report development and interface between departments
- Direct and coordinate the development of clinical reports by acting as a technical resource for the development of reports in coordination with the MIS department
- Coordinate clinical system procedures with Finance, Revenue and Reimbursement personnel to ensure compliance with regulatory and Agency policies and procedures of all clinical software applications
- Participate in, as requested, user groups and task forces to enhance the clinical information systems
- Assists in maintaining, in conjunction with the MIS Department, the hardware used by the clinical field staff including communication processes
Qualifications for weekend RN
- Must have excellent interpersonal communication
- Must have the ability to relate professionally and positively and work cooperatively with patients, families, and other employees at all levels and be able to cope with emotional stress and be tolerant of individual lifestyles
- Delegates to non-RN personnel in accordance with State Board of Nursing and entity policy
- Minimum of 1 year acute cardiac care or intensive cardiac care required
- Current State of Delaware RN Licensure, Current CPR/First Aid training
- Previous experience in a behavioral health setting preferred