Intake Registered Nurse (RN)

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region; St. Albans (VT); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Sign-on bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with employer match

Flexible schedule

CEU courses

Zusammenfassung

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region in Vermont is seeking an Intake Registered Nurse (RN) to manage timely assessment and processing of referred clients for home health and hospice services. The role follows a Sunday–Thursday schedule, 8am–4pm, with a focus on timely response, documentation, and coordination with physicians and referral sources.

The ideal candidate will have BSN preferred, relevant home health/hospice experience, and strong communication and team skills.

Qualifikationen

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Must be a team player with strong collaboration abilities.
• Ability to coordinate intake processes and communicate with providers and families.

Aufgaben

• Assess referred clients and initiate home health and hospice intake processes.
• Coordinate with scheduling, billing, and quality teams to ensure compliant referrals.
• Ensure all required documentation is completed in a timely manner according to CMS and agency guidelines.
• Support and facilitate patient care coordination across the continuum of services.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

BSN preferred

Jobbeschreibung

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region is looking to hire an Intake Registered Nurse (RN). This position works a Sunday–Thursday schedule, with hours of 8am-4pm. Are you looking to further your career in home health nursing? Would you like to work for a caring and supportive medical company that values its employees? If so, please read on!

This home health in office intake nursing position earns a competitive wage and offers up to a $5,000 sign on bonus. We also offer great benefits, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) plan with employer match, flexible schedule, continuing education tuition assistance, and CEU work courses. If this sounds like the right home health nursing opportunity for you, apply today!

About Vna & Hospice Of The Southwest Region

Based in Vermont, we are one of the largest non-profit home health and hospice care agency that delivers a wide range of advanced medical care with compassion, dependability, and expertise to people of all ages. Our mission is to provide the best care for every person and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. We strive to give customized care to individuals with chronic diseases and conditions as well as those who need short-term care. For our services, we have been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 performing home health agencies by HomeCare Elite.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN INTAKE REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

As an Intake RN, you are responsible for the timely assessment and processing of referred clients. Under the direction of the Director of Quality and Intake Services, you ensure timely effective response and initiation of home care and hospice referrals in compliance with regulatory, quality, industry and VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region standards. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Screen, triage, and process requests for agency services inclusive of admission criteria, discipline and programs, utilizing and demonstrating solid understanding of home care /hospice criteria, and payment sources.
• Assess the appropriateness of each referral according to VNAHSR agency policies and procedures and in collaboration with the primary physician and referral sources.
• Utilize all computerized referral source programs and reporting programs timely and effectively.
• Facilitate and ensures quality, coordinated and timely clinical services as the patient moves across the continuum of care.
• Oversee and assists with coordination of work flow processes as assigned.
• Identify and communicates priority visit needs and potential high-risk situations to the designated supervisor to facilitate timely and appropriate scheduling of professional and support staff and services.
• Ensure all pertinent data is accurate and complete utilizes all available information and resources to promote quality care and the achievement of patient goals and outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with scheduling, billing and quality departments to ensure and facilitate the home care/hospice services are in compliance will all regulatory and agency guidelines.
• Ensures F2F documents are complete in accordance with CMS guidelines and assists in obtaining any missing documentation or other required paperwork as needed at the time of referral.

Qualifications For a Registered Nurse (rn)

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required. Bachelor\'s of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Home care/Hospice experience preferred.
• Must be a team-player, with excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Ability to obtain valid Vermont State Registered Nurse licensure by date of employment required.
• Valid state driver\'s license required. Ability to successfully pass motor vehicle record check, child abuse, criminal record check and adult abuse check required.
• One weekend a month and rotating holidays required.

Do you enjoy helping people? Are you able to display flexibility? Can you balance multiple tasks at once while demonstrating good time management? Are you willing to take the initiative? Can you get the job done with minimal supervision? If so, you might just be perfect for this home health nursing and hospice care position!

READY TO JOIN OUR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE TEAM?

We understand your time is valuable, so we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Intake Registered Nurse (RN) job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!