Hospice Care Planner & Telehealth Navigator

Jobtome; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MJHS is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead programmatic implementation of projects aimed at promoting goal setting, advance care planning, and hospice eligibility review. You will identify patients, coordinate with physicians, and ensure timely hospice enrollment in alignment with policies and regulations.

You will educate professionals, perform eligibility reviews, and support telehealth initiatives. The role requires NYS RN licensure, at least two years in hospice, strong communication,

Qualifications

• Licensed with current Registration to practice as Registered Professional Nurse in NYS is required.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Must have a minimum of two years experience in Hospice nursing with proficiency in physical assessment and interviewing skills.
• Must be client-service focused with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills, plus the ability to work independently is essential.
• Bilingual Spanish/English is required in some locations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for programmatic implementation of projects intended to promote goal setting, advance care planning and hospice eligibility review and enrollment in populations with advanced illness.
• Effectively collaborates with senior management to ensure that project implementation proceeds in alignment with goals and objectives.
• Implements protocols to identify patients appropriate for project.
• Communicates with physicians and other members of treatment team and collaborates with them in the implementation of the project.
• When patient is identified, determines eligibility for the project. Communicates with patients and families, and facilitates or engages in goal setting discussions, including advance care planning.
• Performs hospice eligibility review, including discussions as appropriate with the patient’s physician and the hospice physician.
• When appropriate, engages in discussions with patients and families about hospice eligibility and enrollment.
• Assists with obtaining the Election of Benefits and in the completion of hospice admissions.
• Ensures timely and accurate implementation of procedures for distribution, tracking, return, turnover, and quality control of telehealth devices.
• Creates and implements patient/family educational materials to support the use of telehealth.
• Tracks and supports programmatic efforts to ensure that patients and families are appropriately identified and evaluated for telehealth, and that device triaging is appropriately performed.
• Assists and problem-solves so that timely and accurate implementation of specific telehealthenabled interventions occur, as determined by clinical need and directed by senior management.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Interviewing

Verbal communication

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

MJHS is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead programmatic implementation of projects aimed at promoting goal setting, advance care planning, and hospice eligibility review. You will identify patients, coordinate with physicians, and ensure timely hospice enrollment in alignment with policies and regulations.

You will educate professionals, perform eligibility reviews, and support telehealth initiatives. The role requires NYS RN licensure, at least two years in hospice, strong communication,