Registered Nurse (RN)

Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer match

Health Insurance with vision

HSA contributions

Dental Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off and NYS Sick Leave

Tuition Assistance Program

And Much More!

Job summary

Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo is seeking a Community Admissions RN to present hospice services to referred clients and facilitate admission processes across care levels. You will coordinate with the IDT, physicians, and facility staff to start care orders and tailor plans to patient goals.

The role requires an NY RN license, preferred hospice certification, a valid driver's license, and willingness to work a 4x10-hour shift pattern with weekend rotation.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current RN licensure in NY.
• Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing preferred.
• Valid Driver's License, vehicle required for use when on duty or on-call.

Responsibilities

• Present hospice services to patients and families, assess eligibility, and identify level of hospice care.
• Complete admission process after reviewing goals of care and coordinating start of care orders.
• Collaborate with IDT, physicians, and facility staff; provide education to hospital staff and the community.
• Document findings in EMR and ensure timely, accurate care planning and care coordination.
• Participate in weekend and holiday schedule.

Skills

RN license NY

Hospice care cert

Education

RN license NY

Certification in Hospice & Palliative Care Nursing

Job description

Community Admissions RN. (4) 10- hour shifts, 9am-7pm. Holiday and weekend rotation.

A Community Admissions Registered Nurse is responsible for presentation of Hospice services to clients who have been referred for all levels of care (general inpatient, home care, and nursing home). Facilitates and completes the admission process after reviewing patient/family goals of care and identifying the appropriate level of care. Initiates individual professional IDT plan of care. Collaborates with the IDT, physician, and facility staff to determine start of care orders. Provides in-services for hospital staff and the community.

What's in it for you? Hospice offers a Robust Total Rewards Package

• Employer 401k contribution regardless of employee participation, and additional contribution given as match with employee participation
• Health Insurance with vision component copayment plan, or high deductible plan (FT status)
• HSA with high deductible health plan twice annual Employer contribution (FT status)
• Dental Insurance (FT status)
• Flexible Spending Account (FT status)
• Paid Time Off PTO & NYS Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance Program
• And Much More!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for a Community Admissions Registered Nurse:

• An Admissions Registered Nurses presentation of hospice services to patients and families is individualized, sensitive to patient and family's fears, needs and goals, demonstrates a knowledge of guidelines for hospice eligibility and related HPCB programs, and appropriately identifies the level of hospice care.
• Demonstrates ability to perform assessments to identify all physical, psychosocial, environmental, safety, emotional and spiritual needs related to the terminal illness that must be addressed in order to promote the patient's well-being, comfort, and dignity throughout the dying process and documents findings appropriately in the EMR.
• Performs pain assessments using, adhering to pain protocols, knowledgeable in equi-analgesic dosing; optimal pain relief using an interdisciplinary focus and timely interventions.
• Able to articulate clinical course/disease progression of cancer(s), lung disease, heart disease, liver disease, dementia, neurologic disease states.
• Able to articulate etiologies of symptom manifestation (nausea, vomiting, anorexia, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, diarrhea, constipation, mucositis, weakness/fatigue, dysphasia, edema, dyspnea, cognitive impairment, urinary retention, depression, delirium) related to a disease process.
• Initiates the plan of care timely and appropriately with a demonstrated skill in anticipating problems that may cause or create a threat to patient safety or lack of symptom control.
• Demonstrates knowledge in usage, indication, adverse side effects, contraindications and negative interactions of most commonly used steroids, NSAIDs, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, narcotics, antifungals, diuretics.
• Organizes consistently to meet productivity standards, incorporates computer documentation into patient visit and completes documentation requirements within time parameters.
• Executes patient/family/caregiver teaching in all situations.
• Displays an ability to establish relationships and maintain/collaborate positive rapport with other access and hospice clinical staff and hospice support staff, hospital staff, and the medical community.
• Participates in the weekend, holiday schedule.

Qualifications For a Community Admissions Registered Nurse

Education/Certification

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current Registered Nurse licensure in NY
• Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing preferred.
• Valid Driver's License, free of serious violations, and vehicle required for use when on duty or on-call.

Experience

• 2 years of nursing practice as a professional Registered Nurse is preferred.

Salary: $41.00 - $52.00 per hour