Hospice Intake, LPN

Concordia Lutheran Ministries and Affiliates•Valencia, PA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Good Samaritan Hospice, a mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, provides compassionate home care, facility based, and inpatient hospice services to our patients and their families. Our home care coverage area spreads throughout several counties in Western Pennsylvania with inpatient locations in Wexford, Cabot, and Beaver. The Good Samaritan Hospice team works together to provide relief through pain control and symptom management, while offering emotional, social and spiritual support for the patient and family. We strive to hire excellent people at Concordia - and keep them as well! Do you have the heart for hospice? Join our team as an Intake LPN Coordinator! Good Samaritan Hospice is looking to hire an Intake LPN Coordinator to support our team in accepting patient referrals from hospitals, health care facilities, and physicians for hospice care. The Intake LPN assists the caller in understanding the hospice services that can be provided through the agency. This is a full time position working Monday through Friday with a weekend rotation (every third), and is based out of the Valencia Office. It is a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together! Why Choose to be a Intake LPN CoordinatorGood Samaritan Hospice? We are a mission drive organization focused on delivering respectful and compassionate care to our patients, hospice families, and team members. We believe our stability, growth and education assistance opportunities can enrich your health care career! We are also the only hospice in the area that has 3 in-patient units and work with a great team of doctors and nurse practitioners that provide top-notch care to the patients and their families.

Requirements

Licensed practical nurse with a current valid Pennsylvania license
Minimum of two [2] years of current experience as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in health care and one [1] year of home health experience preferred
Knowledge base of agency policies, federal and state regulations and third-party payers
Skilled in critical thinking, communication, negotiation and collaboration

Responsibilities

accepting patient referrals from hospitals, health care facilities, and physicians for hospice care
assists the caller in understanding the hospice services that can be provided through the agency