Hospice Care Planning & Telehealth Coordinator

Jobtome; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care seeks a registered nurse to lead programmatic implementation of projects promoting goal setting, advance care planning, and hospice enrollment for populations with advanced illness.

You will collaborate with senior management, identify eligible patients, and coordinate with physicians and treatment teams to ensure timely hospice referrals and patient education. Strong communication and independent problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Licensed with current registration to practice as Registered Professional Nurse in NYS is required.
• Minimum of two years of hospice nursing experience 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 with the patient’s physician and the hospice physician.
• 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 telehealth-enabled interventions occur, as determined by clinical need and directed by senior management.
• Offers clear direction regarding how to be reached, and when contacted, gives a positive response to requests for information and patient assessments.
• Makes every attempt to respond same day to requests for patient assessment and family meetings.
• Responds to referral sources phone, beeper and e-mail communication in a timely manner.
• Attends and participates in the regular Staff Meetings
• Communicates consistently with MJHS Hospice Access Center Staff regarding new referrals, volume, issues and assistance needed.

Skills

RN license

Hospice nursing

Physical assessment

Interviewing skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Independent work

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Job description

MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care seeks a registered nurse to lead programmatic implementation of projects promoting goal setting, advance care planning, and hospice enrollment for populations with advanced illness.

You will collaborate with senior management, identify eligible patients, and coordinate with physicians and treatment teams to ensure timely hospice referrals and patient education. Strong communication and independent problem-solving are essential.