Hospice Registered Nurse​/Educator Morristown NJ

Overview

Position will be a dedicated Hospice Educator, providing education and mentoring to hospice nurses in a classroom and field setting while maintaining skills by visiting patients in their home

• Maintain a thorough knowledge of the Medicare/Medicaid Hospice benefit including admission criteria, philosophy and services.
• Educate, mentor and precept Hospice clinical staff to assist them in being successful and knowledgeable in their roles.
• Maintain current knowledge of clinical issues, regulatory and reimbursement standards.
• Evaluates performance of new staff and modifies teaching and orientation plans/milestones in coordination with the Education Team.
• Evaluates, teaches and mentors clinicians in Hospice case management and interdisciplinary care planning.
• Completes team member evaluations at end of introductory period.
• Participates in the development of staff performance management/improvement plans, including monitoring and improvement strategies.
• Assesses and monitors clinical competency of assigned staff during introductory period and ongoing.
• Collaborates with Assistant Managers to support:
  • Daily Scheduling
  • Staff and Patient problem solving
• Cross training and coverage of Assistant Managers, staff & Hospice CRC:
  • Duties assigned to Assistant Managers
  • POC review
  • Review Admission/Recert visits
  • Hospice Admission Coding
  • CTI completion
  • Work Que management
• Reviews visit documentation including:
  • Assessments
  • Care Plans
  • Medications
  • POC
  • IOT notes
• Field Expectations:
  • Maintains a minimum productivity of X # of visits per week which may include:
    • Joint Visits
    • Overflow of Admissions
    • Managing Caseload
    • Additional Coverage as needed
  • Reviews visit documentation including:
    • Assessments
    • Care Plans
    • Medications
    • POC
    • IDT Notes
  • Attends mandatory meetings as required.
  Job Qualifications/Experience
  • Current NJ RN License
  • Associates in Nursing
  • BSN preferred
  • CHPN preferred
  • 3-5 years' experience as an RN in Hospice/Palliative Care or related field
  • 2-3 years' experience in Hospice supervision/education preferred
  • Pain and symptom management skills
  • Knowledgeable in the signs and symptoms associated with the end of life
  • Excellent computer skills, problem solving skills
  • EMR experience, EPIC preferred
  Job Info
  • Minimum Salary (Hourly Rate): 48.000000
  • Maximum Salary (Hourly Rate): 84.500000
  • Assignment Category:
    Full-time
  • Hours per Week: 37.5
  • Primary Shift: Day
  • Salary Admin Plan: RNS
  EEO STATEMENT

  Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.