RN Hospice Admission Fulltime ( in field

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Day (United States of America)

Strong opportunity and calling to contribute to community hospice care in the field ( travel to patient sites within Wellstar campus areas of Marietta/Acworth/Douglasville/Austell etc )to enroll patients in hospice care .

2 years RN with hospice care preferred but will consider motivated RN's committed to hospice concept.

will travel to patient location to discuss hospice care with family and patients.

Strong empathy/compassion/sensitive consultative skills committed to customer experience.

The Hospice admission RN is a licensed professional nurse who educates the patient and family regarding hospice services and the palliative approach to terminal care so that they are prepared to make an informed decision regarding agreement for hospice admission, performs the admission for the hospice patient choosing to live at their home, ALF or SNF. The admission process requires a nursing assessment and determination if the history of the disease and the patients current condition support the hospice eligibility, The admission RN reports the findings, assesses the needs, performs any necessary treatments or procedures, reviews the patients medication profile, develops the initial plan of care including the visit frequency of services needed, obtains the verbal certification and initial orders from the attending physician and the hospice medical director.
Must provide transportation to site of admission, may be exposed to pets and cigarette smoke.
The framework for practice is steered by the Well Star Professional Practice Model, 5-Star Nursing and evidence based practice and research. Rn competencies are derived from these models and supported by the Well Star Core Competencies. It is expected that all RN Clinical Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association.

As a member of the patient services team, it is expected that the individual upholds the voice of the patient, department and system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

• Educate the patient and family regarding hospice care and services leading to an informed decision for admission to hospice
• Provide an explanation of hospice admission criteria including philosophy of palliative care.
• Explain the hospice Medicare/Medicaid Benefit or benefits provided by alternate reimbursement sources. Explain the patients financial responsibilities.
• Determine if the patients goals for care are compatible with the hospice care model.
• Complete the admission process
• Contact the patients identified attending physician to obtain verbal certification and admission orders.
• Perform a head to toe assessment and record findings focusing on the symptoms related to the terminal illness and disease progression.
• Review any existing medical records to identify comorbidities.
• Review the Medication profile and evaluate the effectiveness of medications to manage the existing symptoms/pain.
• Coordinate resources to…