Hospice Admissions Nurse

Presbyterian Homes & Services•Roseville, MN

3d•$82,813 - $108,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Presbyterian Homes & Services – Optage Hospice is looking for an experienced registered nurse who feels called to hospice and wishes to serve older adults within a caring Christian environment. Our clinicians enjoy a rich workplace culture where team members are valued and supported by leadership in an environment that embraces and encourages whole person high quality care. We are seeking a registered nurse to join our Admissions Team as a Hospice Admissions Nurse. In this position you will play a critical role in caring for older adults at the end of life - not only physically, but emotionally, socially, mentally, and spiritually. This is a full-time day position Monday through Friday, and includes participation in an equitable on-call or weekend rotation, along with a holiday rotation. Our clinicians enjoy: a thorough and supportive onboarding process, manageable daily workload assignments that allow provision of high caliber patient and family care with thoughtful consideration to geographic location(s) and patient/dynamic acuity, routine education and CEU offerings, company provided cell phone and technology devices, and mileage reimbursement at the federal rate. Optage Hospice is a well-established program that has been serving older adults and their families for over 15 years. As a part of Presbyterian Homes & Services, we are a mission driven, faith-based organization with a strong and supportive team culture, pledging to do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do. If you have a passion for quality end of life care and enjoy working with older adults, we would love to talk with you!

Requirements

Registered nurse with current licensure with the State Board of Nursing in state(s) in which he/she practices.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to work with dying patients and caregivers in the home, hospital, and other facility settings.
Ability to work as a member of an Interdisciplinary Team.
Strong oral and written communications skills.
Reliable transportation, current driver’s license and current auto insurance.
Demonstrated compatibility with PHS's mission and operating philosophies.
Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.

Nice To Haves

Strong desire to serve older adults with a passion for end-of-life care.
A minimum of three years of nursing experience preferred.
Critical care/oncology, long-term care, or medical/surgical background with strong knowledge of pain and symptom management preferred.
Hospice/Home Care experience is a plus, but not required.
Strong assessment skills, experience with symptom management preferred
Computer skills helpful.

Responsibilities

Explaining the Optage Hospice Program, benefits, and services to patients and their families/caregivers.
Facilitating and managing all aspects of the hospice admission process including appropriateness for admission.
Developing an individualized plan of care, related to the patients' needs, in collaboration with the physician, patient, and their families/caregivers.
Determining the appropriate utilization of resources based on clinical assessment, regulations and established clinical best practices.
Providing ongoing assessments of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patient and family.
Providing education, supervision and counseling to the client and their family/caregiver regarding care needs as appropriate to client’s needs.
Providing accurate and appropriate documentation of patient/family services.