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Hospice Admit/Revisit Rn
Company | Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Palliative Care |
Address | , San Jose, 95111, Ca |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | $56.95 - $78.30 an hour |
Expires | 2023-06-25 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
For over 40 years Pathways has been a Bay Area pioneer, leader and innovator in Hospice, Home Health, Palliative Care, and Care Management services. We provide care at home or in settings such as assisted living, a nursing home, or the hospital. We have offices in Sunnyvale, South San Francisco, and Oakland. Patients and their families know us for our personalized, high quality care, delivered with empathy, kindness, and respect.
TITLE: Registered Nurse – Hospice (Admissions and Visits)
OFFICE LOCATION: Sunnyvale
PATIENT TERRITORY: Gilroy-Woodside
SCHEDULE: Full Time M-F (1 weekend/month)
HOURS: 11am-7:30pm OR 12pm-8:30pm
The posted compensation range of $56.95 - $78.30/Hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Pathways Home Health & Hospice in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. Pathways Home Health & Hospice may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Hospice Nurse admits patients to service, assesses the patient’s and family’s physical, psycho-social, environmental, safety and developmental needs. They develop an individualized plan of care based on their assessment and document their observations and interventions related to the patient's environment. This role coordinates care with a multidisciplinary team, participates in the hospice program's quality assessment performance improvement program and conducts follow up visits as needed.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
- Coordinates field staff and patient visit schedules to ensure timely home visits and adequate staffing for weekend/holiday patient needs.
- Assists to develop and update weekend procedure manual.
- Orients and trains weekend clinical coordinator relief personnel to weekend operations.
- Consults with patients and physicians as needed regarding immediate needs and makes recommendations as appropriate for next steps to be taken.
- Participates in quality improvement activities related to areas of practice as appropriate.
- Processes new patient referrals by following established procedures.
- Assures that adequate staffing is available for Pathways Kids needs.
- Schedules admission and follow up visits to patients as requested by a physician or indicated by patient status change on a weekend or holiday.
- Receives/processes key communication from referral sources including patient information, physician orders and customer service issues.
- Carries out other related activities as required/requested.
- Ensures office and property security by employing normal office safety practices and by keeping up with emergency planning guidelines.
- Coordinates rescheduled visits on weekends and agency holidays.
- Participates in producing a work schedule for self, supervisory relief, triage nurses for the weekend, and weekend support personnel.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current California driver’s license and automobile insurance
- California Registered Nurse (RN) license required
- Minimum of one year of recent Home Health or Hospice experience required
- Current CPR certification – American Heart Association
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