Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) Admissions Full Time

HopeHealth•Providence, RI

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About The Position

HopeHealth is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) passionate about end-of-life care to provide hospice services to patients in their homes and long-term care facilities. The Hospice Admission RN assesses patients to determine eligibility for hospice services and completes admissions for eligible patients. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with shifts from 1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and a rotating weekend commitment every fourth weekend. The position is eligible for a $2,000 sign-on bonus. The RN represents HopeHealth in assigned settings and serves as a subject matter expert in the hospice benefit. The role includes presenting hospice services to eligible patients and caregivers, conducting initial patient and family assessments, completing admissions in compliance with applicable regulations, and creating individualized plans of care. The RN collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, documents care in the electronic medical record, helps verify payer and insurance information, and may provide field evaluations and admissions, triage visits, and general inpatient hospice coverage at adjacent sites. Weekend rotation and holiday coverage are part of the role. HopeHealth is a not-for-profit provider of palliative and hospice care serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Its hospice team supports patients with advanced serious illness and their families. The organization describes its culture as collaborative and supportive, with opportunities to work autonomously and access education and career support.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) credential required.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Minimum of 1–3 years of clinical experience.
Excellent nursing assessment, clinical, and communication skills.
Strong desire to join an organization committed to patient-centered care.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Represent HopeHealth in assigned settings and serve as a subject matter expert in the hospice benefit.
Present hospice services to eligible patients and caregivers, explaining how hospice can support people with a terminal diagnosis.
Assess patients and families to determine the impact of the terminal diagnosis on physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs and activities of daily living.
Use Local Coverage Determination training to communicate assessment findings to the hospice Medical Director.
Complete hospice admissions in compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, and state regulations.
Create individualized plans of care and document the Local Coverage Determination.
Develop plans of care using an interdisciplinary approach and initiate referrals to other disciplines as needed.
Participate in weekly hospice interdisciplinary group meetings to review patients on service as needed.
Document at the point of care in the electronic medical record and complete documentation within department expectations.
Ensure patient payer-source information is current and correct, working with referral sources to obtain insurance and coverage information.
Perform other assigned duties, including field evaluations and admissions, triage visits, and general inpatient hospice coverage at adjacent sites.
Participate in weekend rotation and holiday coverage.