Rn Jobs in Tacoma, VA

About The Position

Requirements

• Current and unrestricted California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience.
• Knowledge of hospice, palliative care, and end-of-life care principles.
• Strong clinical judgment and ability to recognize changes in patient condition and care needs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to have sensitive conversations with patients and families.
• Strong organizational, follow-up, and care coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Comfort providing education and presentations to clinical teams and community partners.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for patient and community visits.

Nice To Haves

• Home Health, Hospice, palliative care, care transitions, or case management experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with Home Health clinicians to identify patients whose changing needs may require additional services or a different level of care.
• Contact patients and families to understand changing needs, explain options, and coordinate appropriate resources and services.
• Help patients and families navigate transitions to hospice, palliative care, additional caregiving support, higher levels of care, placement, or other community resources.
• Maintain communication and follow up with patients and families throughout the transition process.
• Collaborate with Home Health nurses, therapists, and clinical leadership to identify potential hospice patients and ensure timely follow-up.
• Provide in-person informational sessions about hospice care, services, benefits, and resources to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Coordinate transitions from Home Health to Hospice when appropriate.
• Educate Home Health clinical teams about hospice appropriateness, indicators of decline, changing needs, and when additional services or another level of care should be considered.
• Provide hospice education and in-services to Home Health teams and community healthcare partners.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, Hospice staff, and other healthcare professionals to support appropriate and timely transitions.
• Serve as a consistent point of contact for patients and families as their healthcare needs change.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of communication, follow-up, resources provided, and transition status.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Life insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)