Triage Hospice and Home Health Registered Nurse RN
About The Position
BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs. BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country. Role Purpose Responsible for taking after hours calls from clients, evaluates, counsels and furnishes hospice, supportive care or other home health services.
Requirements
- RN license in Missouri and Illinois
- Must have at least one state and obtain the other state RN license within 3 to 6 months.
- 2 years of Hospice experience
- Nursing Diploma/Associate's
- 2-5 years experience
- RN license
Nice To Haves
- Home Health experience is a plus!
- Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
- 5-10 years experience
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Responsibilities
- Provides patient care counseling under the direction of the physician.
- Receives all after hours calls directly from hospice and supportive care patients, and assesses patient information to determine if a visit needs to be made.
- Documents care given and time spent on phone for hospice and supportive care triage calls.
- Tracks problems with patients and trends information for staff to identify areas for education.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
