RN Hospice Admission Fulltime days ( in field)

5500 Wellstar Community Hospice, LLC•Marietta, GA

11d•Remote

About The Position

This is a full-time day shift position for a Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Hospice Admissions. The role involves traveling to patient homes, assisted living facilities (ALFs), or skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) within Wellstar campus areas (Marietta/Acworth/Douglasville/Austell, etc.) to enroll patients in hospice care. The RN will educate patients and families about hospice services and the palliative approach to terminal care, ensuring they can make informed decisions. The position requires performing nursing assessments to determine hospice eligibility, developing initial care plans, obtaining physician orders, and coordinating with the interdisciplinary team. The framework for practice is guided by the WellStar Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing, and evidence-based practice. RN competencies are derived from these models and supported by WellStar Core Competencies. It is expected that all RN Clinical Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable, and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, it is expected that the individual upholds the voice of the patient, department and system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

Requirements

RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
GADL - Georgia Driver's License or VSDL - Valid State Driver's License
PVI - Private Vehicle insurance

Nice To Haves

2 years RN with hospice care preferred
Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred
Minimum 2 years acute care experience and hospice experience Preferred

Responsibilities

Educate the patient and family regarding hospice care and services leading to an informed decision for admission to hospice.
Provide an explanation of hospice admission criteria including philosophy of palliative care.
Explain the hospice Medicare/Medicaid Benefit or benefits provided by alternate reimbursement sources. Explain the patients financial responsibilities.
Determine if the patients goals for care are compatible with the hospice care model.
Complete the admission process.
Contact the patients identified attending physician to obtain verbal certification and admission orders.
Perform a head to toe assessment and record findings focusing on the symptoms related to the terminal illness and disease progression.
Review any existing medical records to identify comorbidities.
Review the Medication profile and evaluate the effectiveness of medications to manage the existing symptoms/pain.
Coordinate resources to support the physical needs/ safety of the patient care in the home.
Based upon the physical assessment, order the required assistive devices, and standard durable medical equipment.
Per protocol, order the emergency medication kit.
Educate the family regarding contacting hospice providers and obtaining after hours care.
With input from the patient/family, develop the initial plan of care specific to individualized patient/family needs.
Determine the visit frequencies that will best meet those needs.
Introduce the concept of interdisciplinary team and the roles of each team member.
Provide emotional support to patient and family related to the transition to hospice care, recognizing the anticipatory grief and complex emotional impact of the hospice admission.
Determine the patients advance directives and desired code status.
Collaborate with the team members regarding the admission and initial plan of care.
Consult the hospice Medical Director regarding the admission, and the Plan of Care.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.