ADMISSIONS RN

JOB TITLE: Admissions Nurse

REPORTS TO: Director of Nursing

At United Hospice, we are dedicated to honoring life, giving care, and bringing comfort to our patients and families. Our service delivery care model focuses on providing patient centered care, clinical excellence and supporting patients and their families at end-of-life illness. As the Admissions Nurse, you will be a key member of our team and a key support and source of information to patients and families as they make a decision to guide their care during a life-limiting illness.

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? Do you want to put your expert assessment and communication skills to work helping others through critical life events? Take the first step in joining our team today and submit a short application to be on your way to positively impact the lives of our patients and families when time matters most.

The salary for this position is $74k-$95k annually and is commensurate with education and applicable experience and certifications.

Qualifications:

• Registered professional nurse, licensed to practice nursing in New York State
• One to two years recent bedside nursing experience with good clinical skills
• At least two years recent Med-Surg. nursing experience
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred. BSN a plus
• Some experience caring for terminally ill patients and a basic understanding and commitment to the hospice concept
• Experience in home care, hospice and/or oncology preferred
• Ability to relate to a diverse population and workforce in a personable and effective manner
• Ability to assess the needs of terminally ill patients and their families and to plan care to meet these needs
• Basic knowledge of medications, treatments and therapies for pain and symptom control
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; good listening skills
• Ability to work within a team concept
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Windows
• Experience with EMR system
• Must have access to a vehicle, valid driver's license, and current insurance
• Actively participate in coordination of all aspects of patient’s care, in accordance with current professional standards and practice
• Ability to develop, evaluate and provide direct care according to the established patient plan of care and delegate to others
• Ability to carry out a variety of treatments, procedures, and examinations

Responsibilities:

• Meets with patient/family at home, inpatient facility or in UH office to explain UH services and assess patient/family needs
• Contributes to patient and family counseling and education
• If inpatient, works with hospital discharge planners to effect timely and coordinated patient discharge. If appropriate will admit patient as inpatient
• Conducts assessment of patient/family needs at initial visit and explains UH philosophy, services, and Advance Directives.
• Conducts admission which includes:
• Obtaining demographic information, medical information, and history, and documenting all necessary information
• performing physical assessment and pain assessment
• obtaining necessary consents and authorizations
• preparing initial nursing care plan
• preparing HHA care plan and supervising HHA when applicable
• making service requests to appropriate team members
• obtaining initial medical orders from primary MD and informing MD of UH admission.
• contacting referral source with update
• communicating with other team members as applicable
• Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary comprehensive assessment
• Assists Intake Coordinator with referral, computer input as needed
• Assists Admissions Coordinator with additional admissions procedures as needed
• Participates in weekend evaluation rotation as appropriate
• Participates in "on-call" rotation as appropriate
• Accepts other responsibilities as assigned

United Hospice, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer