Registered Nurse (Weekend Shift) in Davis, California at Yolo Hospice Inc

Part-Time | Non–Exempt

Reports to: Clinical Manager

Compensation: $63.00 - 68.00

Schedule: Saturday - Sunday | 8:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

Service Area: Territory may include Yolo, Sacramento, Solano, Colusa, and Sutter counties based on organizational needs.

Why Nurses Choose YoloCares

When you join YoloCares, you're joining one of California's highest-rated nonprofit hospice organizations, where compassionate professionals are empowered to provide exceptional patient care.

What you can expect:

• Ranked among the Top 1% of hospice providers in California for quality of care
• Nationally ranked among Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work for five years, with more than 95% of employees saying they’re proud to work at YoloCares
• Company-issued tablet and cell phone
• Mileage reimbursement
• Average of 3–5 patient visits per day

About YoloCares

As a community-founded and community-grounded nonprofit with a nearly 50-year track record of caring for people living with life-limiting illnesses, YoloCares is committed to providing compassionate, innovative, and patient-centered care. Our commitment to this mission is reflected in our accomplishments:

• First California healthcare provider accepted into the prestigious National Partnership for Healthcare & Hospice Innovation.
• Opened the West Coast's first community housing program for individuals living with a terminal illness who are also experiencing homelessness.
• Created a unique five-star adult day program in Davis, California.

Our team of professionals sees their work not simply as a job, but as a human response to an inner voice. For many, it is a calling—a vocation dedicated to serving patients and families with compassion, dignity, and respect.

The YoloCares Clinical Team

YoloCares’ clinical team includes registered nurses, hospice aides, social workers, spiritual care counselors, nurse practitioners, and physicians who work collaboratively to support patients and families through every stage of the hospice journey. The team is grounded in clinical excellence, mutual respect, and thoughtful coordination, with a shared commitment to dignity, comfort, and individualized care.

Position Summary:

Under the direction of Clinical Management, the Weekend RN provides skilled nursing care in accordance with each patient's individualized and evolving hospice Plan of Care. Ensures care is delivered in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations and YoloCares policies and procedures, with timely and accurate documentation to support continuity of patient care.

Responsibilities?

Patient Assessment & Clinical Care

• Complete initial and ongoing nursing assessments of assigned patients, monitoring changes in condition and evaluating continued eligibility for hospice services in accordance with applicable guidelines.
• Provide skilled professional nursing care based on each patient's individualized Plan of Care.
• Assess and address patient and family needs related to symptom management, comfort, safety, and changes in condition.
• Identify changes in patient status, communicate findings to the Clinical Manager and appropriate interdisciplinary team members, and update patient care needs as indicated.
• Provide additional nursing visits or coordinate supplemental nursing services when changes in patient condition or family needs require intervention.
• Apply Universal Precautions and appropriate infection prevention practices during all direct patient care activities.

Care Coordination & Collaboration

• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members, including social workers and spiritual care counselors, to develop, implement, and update individualized patient care plans.
• Communicate with attending physicians or their designees regarding changes in patient condition and emergent needs; obtain and document necessary medical orders.
• Coordinate the timely and cost-effective provision of medications, durable medical equipment, and medical supplies.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Manager to evaluate and recommend appropriate changes in level of care, including Continuous Care, Respite Care, General Inpatient Care, or hospice discharge/decertification, as clinically appropriate.
• Maintain effective working relationships with physicians, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and other healthcare providers.
• Notify the supervisor of concerns involving external healthcare providers that may require clinical or administrative intervention.

Patient & Family Education and Support

• Educate patients and families regarding medications, activity, diet, symptom management, safety, anticipated disease progression, and the dying process, consistent with the patient's Plan of Care and physician guidance.
• Provide compassionate support and appropriate after-death care for patients and families.
• Promptly notify appropriate staff members of patient deaths to ensure continuity of communication and care.

Documentation & Regulatory Compliance

• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely clinical documentation that reflects nursing assessments, interventions, patient responses, and established goals.
• Develop and update patient Plans of Care to ensure identified problems, interventions, actions, and goals are clearly documented and consistent with YoloCares standards and applicable state and federal requirements.
• Obtain, document, and promptly submit physician orders and Plan of Care amendments as required.
• Ensure visit documentation clearly reflects the services provided and the patient's progress toward established care goals.
• Communicate relevant patient updates, changes in condition, and care coordination needs to appropriate team members.

Weekend & On-Call Responsibilities

• Respond to incoming after-hours calls and assess patient and family needs, as assigned.
• Provide clinical triage and determine when nursing visits or additional services are necessary.
• Coordinate with appropriate staff to ensure urgent patient care needs are addressed in a timely manner.
• Communicate all relevant calls, visits, and patient care updates to appropriate staff at the beginning of the next scheduled shift or business day.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation of all calls, assessments, and visits.

Nurse Providing On-call Services and/or Weekend Assignments

When providing on-call services or weekend coverage, the RN is responsible for triaging incoming calls, determining when nursing or other visits are necessary, and coordinating with appropriate staff to ensure urgent patient care needs are met. The RN is responsible for communicating relevant calls and visits to appropriate staff at the beginning of the next shift or business day and completing all required documentation.?

Note: The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the incumbent of this job. The incumbent may, from time to time, be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated.

• Current, active Registered Nurse license in the State of California.
• At least one year of recent clinical nursing experience required.
• Home health or hospice experience preferred.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English required; Spanish language skills encouraged.
• Demonstrated clinical nursing competence and a strong understanding of, and commitment to, the philosophy and goals of hospice care.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong clinical judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage workload effectively in a changing clinical environment.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with community physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Ability to manage frequent interruptions while completing responsibilities accurately and within established timeframes.
• Ability to successfully meet YoloCares' background screening requirements.

Physical & Other Job Requirements

• Ability to safely lift medical equipment weighing up to 35 pounds, such as a wheelchair, and assist patients and caregivers with transfers and ambulation as needed.
• Ability to perform frequent walking and standing as required by patient care responsibilities.
• Sufficient visual acuity and hearing to safely and effectively perform required nursing duties.
• Ability and willingness to maintain and operate a personal vehicle for work-related travel.
• Valid California driver's license and automobile insurance meeting state requirements.
• Availability to work holidays when they fall on regularly scheduled workdays.