Inpatient Hospice Nurse

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

5d • $49 - $90 • Onsite

About The Position

University of Washington Medical Center-Montlake has an outstanding opportunity for an experienced hospice nurse to join our organization. The Inpatient Hospice Nurse partners with disciplines and teams across the hospital, focusing on a goal of improving access to hospice services for hospital-based and emergency room patients that are eligible for hospice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Working knowledge of hospice care, hospice eligibility, and end of life care
• Leadership skills, well-developed communication skills, and clinical expertise in the care of patients with a life-limiting illness required
• Experience in hospice case management or hospice nursing required
• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Washington
• Active BLS certification

Nice To Haves

• case management or discharge planning experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Identifies hospice appropriateness by clinical evaluation and examination while applying expert knowledge of routine and general inpatient hospice criteria.
• Works collaboratively and attends interdisciplinary rounding with palliative care and critical teams to identify patients in need of hospice education, access and care.
• Identifies patients that teams feel may be appropriate for hospice and reviews patients with a new comfort care order set.
• Develops and leads training sessions for teams/services on the topic of hospice, end of life care, and regulatory requirements, among other associated topics.
• Serve as point of contact for hospice clinical intake/admission staff or liaisons for clinical questions that may impact acceptance to hospice determinations.
• Identifies barriers and improves processes for patients referred to hospice in the community who did not enroll.
• Evaluates and assesses hospice related metrics and related data to help formulate additional necessary interventions and process improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• $10,000 Sign-On Bonus for eligible full-time and part-time new employees joining UW Medicine.
• $5000 Relocation Assistance (for eligible new employees)
• BSN (or higher degree) Premium - $1.00/hour
• Certification (Specialty Certs) Premium - $1.25/hour
• Weekend Shift Premium - $4.00/hour
• Sunday Night Premium - $3.00/hour
• Overtime Pay
• For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level