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Join Our Team At Stillwater Hospice

At Stillwater Hospice, we foster and support growth, teamwork, and good work-life balance among all staff. We offer competitive wages and benefits in our team-forward, positive care environment. We look forward to talking to you today about joining our team!

Compensation is based on total years of experience in previous clinical roles.

In this role, you'll care for patients in the 13 counties of the Stillwater Hospice Service area.

You will work in an environment coordinating patient care by receiving and making patient-related telephone calls and communicating patient needs to the physician, patient/family, members of the interdisciplinary team, and other providers of patient care. Hospice and Triage experience preferred.

We pride ourselves on promoting an Excellent Work/Life Balance and providing Excellent Employee Benefits.

• Health Insurance with PPO (preferred provider organization).
• Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA).
• Free Employer Health Clinic (for medical plan participants). Partnership with Parkview Health.
• Catastrophic Medical Care Plan (qualifications apply).
• Medical Claims and Healthcare Utilization Management program.
• A partnership with Wellbridge Surgical, which is a concierge Surgery Center, includes reimbursement of medical plan deductibles and travel (for medical plan participants).
• Dependent Care Savings Account (DCFSA).
• Tri Share Plus Child Care Cost Sharing plan (for qualifying employees).
• CoShare Child Care Cost Sharing plan (for qualifying employees).
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Paid Wellness Days.
• Time Off for Voting.
• Paid Parental Leave for Births and Adoptions.
• 403b Retirement Plan for all employees with no cost access to a Financial Advisor and a strong Company Match for full-time employees.
• Shift Incentive Pay, Performance Incentives, & Mileage Reimbursement.
• Company-provided Uniform allowance.
• Company-provided Basic Life Insurance plus AD&D Insurance.
• Company-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance.
• Affordable Term Life Insurance policies are available for employees and family members.
• Education Incentives & Tuition Discounts w/ several local Universities.
• Private Student Loan Assistance Program with Gradify.
• Support the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness plan as a Qualifying Not-for-Profit Employer.
• Annual Employee Tuition Assistance Plan, up to $2000.00 per year.
• Stillwater Hospice Tuition Scholarships, up to $5000.00 per year.
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program for Employees & Family household members.
• New hire referral Finder's Bonus.
• Free employee access to the services and programs at the Peggy
  
  F. Murphy Community Grief Center.
• A newly remodeled, modern Inpatient Unit.
• Newly built Staff Respite Room in the Hospice Home IPU.
• Multiple employee engagement events per year:
  Wellness/Health Events, Quarterly Employee Benefit Fairs, Organization picnics, and Organization holiday events.
• A strong commitment to promoting and advancing employees from within the organization.
• The campus is connected to the Fort Wayne Trails system.
• Discounts at the YMCA (multiple included, not just Allen County).

FMLA STATUS:
Exempt, Salaried

REPORTS TO:

Clinical Team Leader

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Assists the primary RN case manager in the coordination of patient care by receiving and making patient-related telephone calls. Communicates patient needs and changes in the patient's plan of care to the physician, patient/family, members of the interdisciplinary team, and other providers of patient care.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field preferred.
• Infusion skills preferred.
• Must have a current LPN or RN license to practice in the state of Indiana.
• Must be able to provide those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skill.
• Must have one (1) year of hospital or home health care experience.
• Must have a current motor vehicle operator's license and have access to an automobile with current automobile insurance coverage.
• Must be able to drive independently to all patient/family clients' homes.
• Must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the job without posing a direct threat to the health and/or safety of him/herself or others in the workplace.
• Must be comfortable working with hospice patients with an emphasis on palliative care.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Receives and responds to patient-related telephone calls.
• Recognizes the needs and emergencies of hospice and palliative care patients.
• Evaluates the outcomes of patient care and communicates with attending MD and/or third-party reimbursement, changes in the patient's condition, and needs.
• Communicates changes in the patient's plan of care to RN case manager, clinical team leader, and others on the interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
• Coordinates care and services with other health care providers, including pharmacies, durable medical equipment providers, and infusion suppliers.
• Anticipates problems…