Hospice Admissions Registered Nurse

Compassus•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

An Admissions RN is a registered nurse whose primary responsibility is to accept referrals from a variety of resources via phone and fax with additional responsibility of co-signing referrals entered by LVN's and or non-clinical intake staff, as well as coordinating the initial hospice assessments with the clinical team.

Requirements

Education to attain RN Licensure.
1 year Registered Nurse experience.
Proficient computer skills.
Knowledge of hospice compliance issues, payer coverage requirements related to eligibility for services.
National Provider BLS - American Heart Association (Vendor Managed)
Washington Registered Nurse License (Vendor Managed)

Nice To Haves

1 year Hospice experience.
Preferred knowledge of hospice referral process.

Responsibilities

Prioritizes daily referrals in order to guarantee timely patient admission.
Answers telephone calls promptly and courteously.
Checks and follows up on referral on a daily basis.
Enters referral information, including medical and insurance information, into the EMR.
Verifies and obtains orders from physician as well as documents CTI information on referrals in EMR.
Ascertains if insurance is contracted with St. Joseph Hospice Services in order to assure appropriate financial reimbursement.
Interfaces with the Insurance Verification/Billing Specialist as needed.
Communicates with Patient Care Supervisor and Patient Care Coordinator to assure coordination of services.
Keeps Pharmacy and PBM informed of admissions and faxes them the necessary documents for entry into their systems.
Applies Medicare and State Regulations pertaining to hospice when accepting a referral in order to be compliant with said regulations.
Co-signs referrals for team members who are LVN’s and non-clinical staff.
Performs other duties as assigned.