Admissions Nurse

Contact Information

• Location:
  
  501 Comfort Place, Mishawaka, IN, 46545, United States
• Travel: 100%
• Email: ALLENR

Position:
Admissions Nurse
Department:
Admissions

Reports To:

Director of Admissions
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Schedule:

Monday–Friday

Location:

Mishawaka

The Admission Nurse is primarily responsible for pre‑assessments and the admission of patients.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for eligible full‑time employees, which includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending account options
• Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Employer‑paid life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Wellness and healthy lifestyle benefits
• Employee peer recognition program
• Annual anniversary/retention bonus opportunities
• Competitive paid time off (PTO)

• Has a working knowledge of the state and federal rules and regulations for both home health and hospice to ensure appropriate programs are explained to patients and families.
• Completes the admission and initial assessment for patients that meet admission criteria into the appropriate program.
• Initiates a plan of care following assessment of the patient, collaborating with the patient, family, caregiver, and/or facility staff as needed, so that their goals are reflected in the plan of care.
• Communicates identified patient needs to appropriate discipline via verbal and written reports of the status of the patient.
• Assesses patient’s immediate needs and symptoms, collaborating with caregivers, physicians and pharmacists to manage those symptoms and educating caregivers on new medications and/or treatments.
• Appropriately decides what DME, medications, supplies CHC will be responsible for providing, collaborating with Pharmacy and/or IDT as needed.
• Collaborates with attending physician regarding the plan of care and new orders needed at the time of admission.
• Sets up the ECF/hospice chart in facilities for ECF patients.
• Productivity is 7.5 admits or 3 admits and 3 PA/Admits per week.
• Expected to complete an extra admission on a rotating basis to efficiently serve our patients as needed.

• It is expected that Matrix charting be completed in the home or facility which includes but is not limited to admitting patient, medication entry, and starting of admission assessment.
• Admits patients in Matrix using the Matrix Hospice or Matrix Home Health Checklist as a guide.
• Documents all medications, the plan of care, Hospice Determination of Terminal Status, and the Hospice Initial Assessment (OASIS for Home Health).
• Documents any care interventions, results and teaching done at the admission in the admission assessment, Hospice Initial Assessment (OASIS for Home Health).
• Documents all physician orders and IDT notes in Matrix.
• Completes Medicaid hospice and home health paperwork accurately, and forwards to admissions and the billing department.
• Sends NEW ADMIT email report of admission to appropriate services sight email group, uploads consents, legal documents, emergency plan, POST into Matrix. Scans paperwork for appropriate staff on the day of the admission via email.
• All documentation to be completed on the day of admission for patients scheduled before 5pm and before 10am the following day for patients scheduled after 5pm.
• Appropriate paperwork will be printed off in facilities and left on chart per guidelines.
• If admission nurse is doing a PA/Admit or the following consents are not obtained during the PA, the admission nurse will accurately fill out all consents needed for admission and get patient/caregiver signature as appropriate. These include but are not limited to:
  Notice of Election of Hospice benefit, Patient Notification of Hospice Non-Covered Items, Services, and Drugs, General Consents and Release of Information, insurance verification, fee assessment (when appropriate), explanation, OASIS privacy Statement, and POST.

• Performs pre-assessments for patients interested in either home health care, hospice, or In-Patient Unit.
• Educates patients, families, caregivers, referral sources about hospice services and…