Hospice Admissions RN

Hospice Admissions RN, Full-Time

Assisteo Health is hiring an Admissions Registered Nurse. This role plans, organizes, and directs hospice care and requires strong community health education and experience in nursing. The admissions nurse evaluates and admits new patients upon intake, works with referrals, and coordinates care within the community to meet the needs of individuals and families in home settings.

• Completes an initial, comprehensive, ongoing assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs, providing a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process.
• Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:
• Writing and initiating plan of care.
• Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs.
• Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions, including family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures and administers medications and treatments as prescribed.
• Counsels the patient and family to meet nursing and related needs.
• Provides health‑care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Assists the patient with activities of daily living and facilitates self‑sufficiency and optional comfort care.
• Acts as case manager when assigned by the clinical supervisor and coordinates patient care for the assigned caseload.

• Completes, maintains, and submits accurate clinical notes regarding patient condition and care provided, including pain/symptom management changes and outcomes.
• Communicates with the physician regarding patient needs, reports changes in condition, and obtains physicians’ orders as required.
• Communicates with community health personnel to coordinate the care plan.
• Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self‑care techniques as appropriate, providing medication, diet, and other instructions per physician orders and health counseling opportunities.
• Works with the interdisciplinary group to provide and maintain a safe environment for the patient.
• Assists the patient, family/caregiver, and team members in providing continuity of care.
• Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group members to meet emotional needs.
• Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.

• Participates in on‑call duties as defined by the on‑call policy.
• Ensures arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
• Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development, maintaining and upgrading professional knowledge through continuing education and in‑service classes.
• Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
• Actively participates in quality assessment, performance improvement teams, and activities.

• Registered nurse with current licensure to practice professional nursing in the state.
• Graduate of a National League for Nursing accredited school of nursing.
• Maintains current CPR certification.
• Current valid driver’s license.
• Minimum of two years experience, preferably in public health, home care, or hospice nursing.
• Self‑directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Management experience not required; responsible for supervising hospice aides.
• Demonstrates excellent observation, problem solving, verbal and written communication; nursing skills per competency checklist.
• Shows ability to organize and prioritize workload independently.
• Able to lift, position, and transfer patients, handle supplies and equipment; capable of prolonged standing, walking, and considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching with adequate vision and hearing.

Assisteo Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.