Hospice Admission Nurse

Masonicare Corp•Groton, CT

About The Position

The Hospice Admission Nurse admits patients to hospice and palliative care services and develops appropriate plans of care. The role involves completing all admission components accurately and efficiently, including the HIS data set, comprehensive assessment, initial plan of care, OASIS data set, and palliative care service orders, in keeping with best-practice standards. The nurse performs holistic assessments of patients and families, covering physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural factors, and develops individualized care plans. The role also includes medication reconciliation and teaching, patient education, payer qualification and non-coverage notifications, timely computer documentation, and meeting required productivity standards. The nurse may participate in continuing education and staff orientation and is expected to communicate effectively and reliably fulfill work and training requirements.

Requirements

Knowledge of state regulations and Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
Experience in a home health or acute care setting.
Current Connecticut Registered Nurse license.
Reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Admit patients to hospice and palliative care services and develop appropriate plans of care.
Comprehensively assess patients and families, including physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural factors; risk and safety issues; function, cognition, and sensory status; communication and learning abilities; and coping with illness, death, and bereavement.
Complete and submit the HIS data set accurately and on time as part of the comprehensive patient assessment.
Document patient and job information in the computer accurately and promptly to support OASIS data set development, service orders, timesheets, and other required documents and reports.
Apply best-practice standards in patient and family assessments and in developing patient-specific care plans.
Reconcile medications, perform the initial medication assessment and teaching, and establish the medication profile.
Begin patient teaching and provide appropriate agency teaching materials and resources.
Establish a plan of care with the patient and family that addresses active problems and risks and sets accurate, measurable goals.
Identify the appropriate payer according to payer qualifications and conditions, and provide appropriate notification when services are not covered.
Admit patients in accordance with required productivity standards.
Participate in required in-service and continuing education.
Participate in orienting staff members to the agency and its policies and procedures.
Communicate effectively and tactfully with patients, taking account of their age, cultural diversity, needs, abilities, and physical condition.
Report to work on time, use time off appropriately, and complete annual education and medical requirements.
Perform related and other duties as required.