Hospice Admissions Nurse: Care Coordination & Impact

By the Bay Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

By The Bay Health, a long-standing nonprofit serving the San Francisco area, seeks an Admissions/Team Nurse to oversee admissions for hospice patients and support Nurse Case Managers. The role centers on applying nursing processes, coordinating services, and ensuring quality patient care within a team-based approach.

Responsibilities include in-person visits, symptom management, and communication with patients and families, with a schedule of weekdays 9:30am–6:00pm and coverage across San

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or higher required.
• Professional nursing certification desirable.
• HPNA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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 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

Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Public Health Nursing certification

HPNA certification

Job description

By The Bay Health, a long-standing nonprofit serving the San Francisco area, seeks an Admissions/Team Nurse to oversee admissions for hospice patients and support Nurse Case Managers. The role centers on applying nursing processes, coordinating services, and ensuring quality patient care within a team-based approach.

Responsibilities include in-person visits, symptom management, and communication with patients and families, with a schedule of weekdays 9:30am–6:00pm and coverage across San