Hospice Admissions Visit Nurse (Evenings)

Pathways Home Health & Hospice; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 78,454 - 107,866; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Pathways Home Health & Hospice in Sunnyvale is seeking a Hospice Admissions Visit Nurse (RN) for a full-time role (40 hours/week). The nurse will evaluate and admit patients to hospice, document observations, and coordinate care with the primary Case Manager and Clinical Manager.

Responsibilities include admitting patients, completing plans of care, obtaining physician orders, coordinating with IDG members, and performing skilled nursing visits.

Qualifications

• California RN license is required.
• Minimum of one year of nursing experience or a BSN from an NLN-accredited program.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid California driver’s license and automobile insurance.

Responsibilities

• Admit patients to hospice service and assess eligibility per admission requirements.
• Complete the plan of care and ensure all documentation is in place.
• Coordinate services with IDG members including physician, social worker, and home health aide.
• Document observations and interventions in a timely manner in system.
• Perform skilled nursing visits and supervise home health aides as directed.
• Demonstrate RN competencies and participate in QA/PI activities.
• Contribute to development of hospice protocols and policies as requested.

Education

California RN license

BSN or NLN-accredited program

Job description

For over 45 years Pathways has been a Bay Area pioneer, leader, and innovator in Hospice, Home Health and Palliative Care. We provide care at home or in settings such as assisted living, a nursing home, or the hospital. We have offices in Sunnyvale, South San Francisco, and Oakland. Patients and their families know us for our personalized, high-quality care, delivered with empathy, kindness, and respect

Title: Hospice Admissions Visit Nurse (RN)
Office Location: Sunnyvale
Patient Territory: All Service Areas
Schedule: Full Time (40 Hours/Week)
Sign on Bonus: $9,000.00 (Conditions Apply)

Required Shifts: Sun - Thurs (2pm-10pm) or Tues - Sat (2pm-10pm)

The posted compensation range of $56.95 - $78.30/Hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Pathways Home Health & Hospice in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. Pathways Home Health & Hospice may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Hospice Admissions Visit Nurse is responsible for evaluating and admitting patients to Hospice; for documenting observations and interventions related to the patient’s environment, physical, mental, emotional and social status; and for the coordinating care with identified primary Case Manager and designated Clinical Manager as appropriate.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Admits patients to service. Assesses patient’s environment; physical, mental and social status and eligibility for hospice services in accordance with hospice admission requirements.
• Assures completion of all documentation including the plan of care
• Assures that all applicable services are ordered, explained, and offered. Obtains physician orders for services, equipment, medication as needed.
• Assesses need for and coordinates services of all other IDG member, including Physician, Social Worker, Home Health Aide, Dietician, Volunteer, and Spiritual Care.
• Documents observations, clinical findings, problems, skilled interventions, goals and plans in a timely manner (including documenting appropriately on Point of Care/laptop device).
• Makes skilled nursing revisits to established patients as directed by Patient Care Manager.
• Provides and documents skilled nursing care (includes skilled observation of the patient’s condition, skilled care and procedures and teaching of the patient and/or family), on all intermittent visits and/or shifts.
• Provides supervisory visits for the Home Health Aides as directed and as they spontaneously occur.
• Demonstrates all skills of a registered nurse, including those skills required by the agency through competency testing.
• Maintains and updates own level of knowledge and skills required to provide quality hospice nursing care.
• Participates in QA / PI activities and in-service education related to areas of practice as appropriate.
• Assists in development of hospice protocols, procedures and policies as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned consistent with skills and training and the mission and goals of Pathways.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• California RN license required: PHN preferred.
• Minimum of one-year experience as a professional nurse within the last three years or a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a program accredited by the National League for Nursing.
• Must be highly motivated, self directed, flexible, and able to work well and participate in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Current California driver’s license and automobile insurance.
• Current CPR certification.