Rn Jobs in Port St Lucie

About The Position

Requirements

• Current California RN license; the license must be from an accredited university.
• Current California Driver's License.
• Pass OIG/GSA review and all required background checks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to develop and sustain effective working relationships.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office, and competence using electronic medical record systems.
• Critical-thinking ability and capacity to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to lift and carry materials weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen.
• Hearing and speech sufficient to communicate in person and by telephone.
• Mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer.

Nice To Haves

• Hospice experience preferred but not required.
• Customer service experience preferred.
• Bilingual ability strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate admissions by consulting with patients and families in the hospital before transfer home or to a facility.
• Work with hospitals and physicians to identify patients who may benefit from hospice, palliative care, or transitions support.
• Obtain and review medical records and supporting documentation to determine hospice eligibility.
• Meet with patients and families to explain hospice services and payment.
• Offer information and registration visits for hospice, palliative care, or transitions services as needed.
• Coordinate transitions to home or facility settings with hospital discharge planners.
• Document referrals and admissions in the hospice clinical record.
• Maintain accountability for monthly and yearly admission and conversion-rate goals.
• Serve as an admission nurse or provide visit support as needed and available.
• Educate hospital professionals on hospice eligibility, HSCC services, regulations, and symptom management.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to hospital staff and referring physicians, and provide individual consultation on palliative or hospice care as needed.
• Communicate regularly with case managers to exchange information about hospice referrals.
• Identify, profile, and network with assigned skilled nursing facilities; maintain existing partner relationships and develop new ones.
• Identify facility education, training, and process-flow needs.
• Collaborate with IDG Team Leaders to support facility relationships and protocols, report feedback to clinical leadership, and promote quality patient care and service.
• Present HSCC services and manage partner relationships to support HSCC as the hospice provider of choice.
• Provide follow-through and problem-solving support between facilities and HSCC.
• Conduct routine systems reviews and participate in maintaining systems and protocols between facilities and HSCC.
• Arrange or provide facility in-services on hospice philosophy, eligibility, and HSCC services.
• Collect and report data on service preferences of key facility staff; maintain a database of key referral partners and their communication and process preferences.
• Submit regular reports to the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Maintain professional growth in communication, hospice clinical knowledge, and hospice eligibility criteria; attend internal in-services as directed.
• Maintain current knowledge of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, billing issues, regulations, compliance, palliative care, and end-of-life care.
• Attend monthly team meetings, general staff meetings, and committee meetings; participate in agency events and special projects as assigned.
• Ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws, HIPAA requirements, Medicare Conditions of Participation, and other regulatory requirements; maintain current knowledge of SNF and RCFE regulations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.