Charge Nurse - Hospice of Cincinnati - Admitting/Registration

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Step into a meaningful role within our Hospice Care Team as Charge Nurse dedicated to supporting patients and families during some of life’s most vulnerable moments. You’ll serve as a trusted resource for nurses, physicians, caregivers, and loved ones, helping maintain comfort, dignity, and continuity of care. This opportunity is ideal for someone who is compassionate and confident working independently in a field-based or home‑care setting. A passion for supporting colleagues, providing calm reassurance, and upholding the highest standards of patient-centered care will make you an invaluable part of our hospice mission.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Nursing
New hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire
Certification within specialty area within two years of assuming position
BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers)
Registered Nurse
Knowledge, judgement, and skills derived from the principals of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs at various stages of the life cycle
2-3 years Clinical Nursing

Nice To Haves

Compassionate and confident working independently in a field-based or home‑care setting.
Passion for supporting colleagues, providing calm reassurance, and upholding the highest standards of patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the patient care delivered on a shift, through assigned nursing personnel, on a specific unit(s).
Function in a non-management capacity and often have a patient assignment.
Coordinate the delivery of patient care in collaboration with others.
Communicate with the unit staff, and act as a resource concerning standards of care, policies, and procedures.
Identify actual/potential problems.
Cooperate with instructors and students from various programs and creates assignments and work schedules to match patient needs and staff abilities.
Actively support the work of unit and organizational committees.
Participate on teams to evaluate clinical practice or health services and implements ongoing quality changes in nursing practice.
Promote the review of current literature/research and facilitates implementation of best practices.
Perform nursing technical and specialty/unit-specific skills in compliance with unit/TriHealth policies.
Interpret and execute physician orders.
Direct unit activities promoting safe and competent care.
Delegate care to other team members within the scope of nursing practice.
Share clinical information with appropriate health care team members including physicians.
Maintain and improve current knowledge in area of practice through activities such as continuing education, formal education, professional organization membership, and/or certification.
Act as a role model for efficient, effective, comprehensive patient care.
Assist in overall department operations.
Provide for the orientation of float, temporarily reassigned, or agency nurses to the routine of the unit and the designated shift.
Demonstrate critical thinking in the decision-making process.
Accept accountability for actions taken.
Utilize the chain of command appropriately.
Facilitate patient movement through the system toward desired outcomes.
Remain prepared to deal with rapidly changing workload, i.e., able to transfer and admit patients quickly.
Maintain open communications in a timely and appropriate manner to all customers.
Build collegial relationships with physicians and other members of the health care team.
Encourage formal and informal continuing education.
Promote clinical ladder as a form of peer review and clinical advancement.
Develop, guide, and coach nursing staff on a daily basis to function within their job description.
Identify and plan to meet learning needs of self and staff together with nurse manager and/or nurse educators.
Mentor staff in problem resolution.
Provide feedback to evaluate the performance of personnel.
Function as a clinical resource and professional role model for staff.
Provide input for progressive discipline on a fair and consistent basis.
Provide real-time clinical support and guidance to Home Care/Long-Term Care Admissions Nurses, Hospital Liaisons, Screening RNs, and Navigation Coordinators.
Assist with removing barriers preventing timely admissions.
Timely escalation to management.
Same-day admission recovery opportunities.
Documentation review and audit support.
Clinical decision-making support.
Serve as clinical resource for hospice eligibility, symptom management, workflow.
Communication between field staff and operational leadership.
Complete admissions when escalation is necessary.
Provide real-time support in identifying barriers to timely admissions and assist with workflow coordination to improve same-day admission metrics across all referral sources.
Strengthen documentation accuracy, improve admission compliance, and support the department's goal of maintaining 95% or greater audit performance.
Provide immediate guidance to frontline staff regarding hospice eligibility questions, documentation concerns, escalation support, workflow barriers, patient and family concerns, and clinical coordination needs.
Improve communication, patient throughput, referral prioritization, and escalation management during high-volume operational periods.
Ensure frontline operational support remains strong.