Admission RN

The HomeCare Partners • Lockport, NY

2d

About The Position

Niagara Hospice provides specialized care and personalized support to Niagara County residents, families, and caregivers facing terminal illness with a prognosis of six months or less. The Admission RN is a pre-hospice nurse cross-trained to provide care management to palliative care patients, manage patients in a pre-hospice care model, and conduct hospice eligibility assessments for referrals to Hospice House (GIP) or routine care in a home, hospice house residence, or other institutional setting.

The role screens and/or facilitates intake of prospective hospice patients and may support innovative pre-hospice care models for chronic illness through in-person, telephone, and telehealth encounters. For Niagara Hospice’s Pathways Palliative Care Management Model, the Admission RN maintains contact with patients through telephone, telehealth, and face-to-face visits to help ensure compliance with care plan interventions.

The schedule consists of four 10-hour weekday shifts, with weekend rotation as needed. The role requires travel to patients’ homes using the nurse’s own transportation in all types of weather, along with flexibility to adapt to last-minute schedule changes.

Requirements

• Current New York State RN license.
• Current, valid New York State driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel to patients’ homes and provide own transportation in all types of weather.
• Ability to make decisions using problem-solving techniques.
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to last-minute schedule changes.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of nursing experience.
• Previous hospice or home health experience.
• Customer service or hospitality skills.

Responsibilities

• Screen and/or facilitate intake of prospective hospice patients.
• Provide care management to palliative care patients and manage patients in pre-hospice care models.
• Conduct hospice eligibility assessments for referrals to hospice admission, including Hospice House (GIP) and routine care settings.
• Participate in pre-hospice care management models through face-to-face, telephone, and telehealth encounters.
• Maintain contact with Pathways Palliative Care Management Model patients through telephone, telehealth, and face-to-face visits.
• Help ensure patients comply with care plan interventions.
• Travel to patients’ homes using personal transportation in all types of weather.

Benefits

• 19 days of paid time off in the first year.
• Six paid holidays.
• Health insurance, including a fully employer-paid option for the employee and family.
• Dental and vision insurance options.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Company-paid long-term disability and basic life insurance.
• Company pension after one year of service.
• Work/life balance with weekday shifts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed