Admission RN - Hospice Coast

Admission RN - Hospice - Full Time - Central Coast

Bridge Hospice Central Coast, 6 Quail Run Circle, Salinas, California, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Are you ready to bring your talent and passion for delivering exceptional patient care to a team that’s transforming lives?

At Bridge Home Health & Hospice, we are driven by our commitment to excellence in serving communities across California. For over a decade, our vision has remained clear: to set the standard in compassionate post-acute care and provide unwavering support for patients and their families.

Our culture is built on compassion, where every team member plays a vital role in our success. We celebrate diversity, live by our core values, and strive to be both the provider and employer of choice. If you're looking for a career with meaning, growth, and impact, Bridge is the place for you!

The admission nurse is responsible for assuring that Bridge programs are effectively represented to patients, families, and others that have an interest or need for care. This is accomplished through assessments, information sharing and/or admissions in a patient's home or in a health facility. This position works closely with the intake team, the referring physician and other referral sources to promote the company philosophy of care.

• Completes an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process and as defined in the state Nurse Practice Act.
• Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by writing and initiating plan of care.
• Writing and initiating plan of care.
• Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs.
• Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self- sufficiency and optional comfort care.
• Maintain current documentation on EMR system according to organization policies/procedures and applicable laws/regulations.
• The RN Case Manager, when assigned by the Clinical Manager/DPCS, assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for an assigned case load.
• The Admission RN may act as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Manager/DPCS and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
• The RN Case Manager may act as an Admission Nurse when assigned by Clinical Manager/DPCS and assumes responsibility to coordinate with intake, program staff and management to complete a patient initial admission/assessment with plan of care.

• Completes, maintains, and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient’s condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians’ orders as required.
• Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
• Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers. Works in concert with the…