Admissions/Team Nurse

Hope Hospice & Health Services; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hope Hospice & Health Services in Pleasanton, CA is seeking an Admissions/Team Nurse to support Nurse Case Managers, coordinate admissions, and ensure smooth patient flow for eligible hospice patients.

Responsibilities include in-person visits, using nursing process to assess and plan care, and communicating with the transdisciplinary team to prioritize patient needs. Requires CA RN license and ASN/BSN; hospice/home health experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Current license as registered nurse in California.
• Hospice/home health experience preferred.
• Experience using nursing process in patient care planning.

Responsibilities

• Make in-person nursing visits to patients as assigned or as needed.
• Use the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene and evaluate patient/family needs.
• Provide symptom management and escalate as needed to providers.
• Coordinate patient/family services with the transdisciplinary team.
• Make telephone contact and/or conduct assessments to inform potential hospice patients about services.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Care coordination

Patient advocacy

Team communication

Admissions processing

Education

ASN or BSN in Nursing

California Public Health Nursing Certification desirable

HPNA certification preferred

Job description

We have been a trusted community resource since 1980. Our reputation has been built on consistency, responsiveness, and quality. As a non-profit, community-led agency, we are able to focus on providing quality care to patients and families when they need it most, rather than being driven by profit or financial demand.

The Admissions/Team Nurse provides coverage for Nurse Case Managers to cover patient/staffing needs and processes admissions for eligible hospice patients in coordination with Team Manager.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm

Office Location:

Pleasanton, CA

Location:

Alameda & Contra Costa Counties

_ Hope Hospice follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel. _

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but is not limited to):

• Make in-person nursing visits to patients as assigned, or as indicated when case managing.
• Use the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene and evaluate following patient/family needs and goals.
• Provide effective management of symptoms, including prompt escalation to providers or others as indicated.
• Coordinate patient/family services and prioritization of needs with the members of the transdisciplinary team or outside providers/services.
• Make telephone contact and/or conduct assessment visits with potential hospice patients to provide information on agency services and assess patient status.

Education/Experience:

• ASN or Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Experience in acute care/ home health and/or hospice setting preferred .

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of California.
• Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable.
• HPNA certification preferred.

Pay Range:

$58.34 - $72.95 hourly

Hope Hospice is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at Hope Hospice. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.