Admissions RN

Job Details

Location:

Bristol Hospice Greater LA, CA - Lakewood, CA 90712

Position Type: PRN

Hourly Salary Range: $52.00 - $55.00

Job Shift: Any

The Admissions RN is responsible for establishing and maintaining positive relationships with customers and referral sources within the community, and for developing and increasing access to Bristol Hospice Services in the communities served.

• Integrity:
  We are honest and professional.
• Trust:
  We count on each other.
• Excellence:
  We strive to always do our best and look for ways to improve and excel.
• Accountability:
  We accept responsibility for our actions, attitudes, and mistakes.
• Mutual Respect:
  We treat others the way we want to be treated.

• Relate information to the DPCS, ED and Community Education Director of initiatives that promote hospice access in the hospice community.
• Ensure the educational needs of the community related to hospice care and services are assessed and met on an ongoing basis.
• Establish and monitor community, customer, payer and patient perceptions of Bristol Hospice as a high‑quality provider of hospice services in the community.
• Facilitate communication with agency and referral sources as needed to promote the continuum of care.
• Maintain comprehensive working knowledge in the field of Hospice educational resources and share information with appropriate organizational personnel.
• Facilitate the hospice referral process.
• Serve as a resource to review and consult available patient information related to the case, to determine hospice care needs and criteria.
• Coordinate and communicate with hospice agency leadership and referral sources to promote care coordination and a timely admission process.
• Complete hospice consults/evaluations and admissions.
• Ensure coordination and communication with referral sources and hospice agency leadership.
• Complete initial assessments of patients and families to determine hospice needs.
• Facilitate and complete admissions as indicated.
• Provide a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es) of referrals.
• Work with the intake department so they can serve as a liaison between facility, physicians, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, community and hospice programs, with coordination of referrals/admission process and services.
• Coordinate with the ED and DPCS regarding the need for planning, implementation and evaluation of in‑service and continuing education programs.
• May be required to actively participate in the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) process, as directed by ED or DPCS.
• May be required to function as an RN Case Manager and maintain an assigned patient case load as determined by the ED or the DPCS.
• Provide professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process.
• Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• May be required to participate in IDT meetings and work with the IDT to determine the patient/family plan of care, as needed.
• Provide patient/family education related to the patient/family plan of care.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Must have a current RN license in the state.
• Must have a minimum of one (1) year of experience as a professional nurse within the last three (3) years or have a bachelor’s degree in nursing from a program accredited by the National League of Nursing.
• Must be able to travel 20% of the time, often without notice.
• Must be flexible in work hours.
• Must possess the willingness to maintain comprehensive working knowledge regarding information systems and applicable software programs.

• Ability to read and follow written instructions.
• Understanding of hospice philosophy and comfortable providing specialized care to the terminally ill.
• Ability to work autonomously with little direct supervision.
• Demonstrate tact, patience and good personal hygiene.
• Effective communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Understanding of plan of care documentation.
• Flexible in work hours to ensure the patients receive care as provided in the plan of care.
• Ability to empathize with the needs of the ill, injured, frail and impaired.
• Comfortable addressing issues of death/dying.
• Calm…