Hospice Care Planner RN - Penda Aiken, Inc

Title: Hospice Care Planner Registered Nurse
Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Client: New York City health system
Location: Brooklyn and Queens
Hours: TBD
Salary: $100K per year, plus $15,000 signing bonus

Our client, a large health care system in NYC, is seeking an Access Center RN.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates patients referred for Hospice and/or Palliative Care services.
• Manages and facilitates the transition of patients in hospice or palliative care in accordance with applicable law, regulations and agency policies and procedures.
• Provides clinical support, leadership and oversight for growth and development of community and facility based hospice programs.
• Duties include planning, delivering customer service, development for service area expansion, coordination of internal and external clinical marketing efforts, community outreach, education, and clinical service/support for hospice patient/family direct care.
• Determines eligibility and level of care
• Communicates discharge plan verbally and in writing to referring MD and Discharge Planner
• Meets with patients and families, and obtains signed consent
• Arranges discharge, transportation
• Provides report to Admission Nurse and IPU IDT Staff
• Assesses needs for DME, supplies, medications
• Assists with completion of admissions as requested and neede

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in either Hospice, Palliative, Critical or End-of-Life care preferred.
• New York State RN license, CPR-BLS and valid NYS Driver's license.
• Microsoft Office, Word and Excel.
• Ability to effectively communicate in a customer service environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the position.
• Ability to coordinate the resources and personnel involved in a comprehensive interdisciplinary team environment.
• Possess teaching, communication, and listening skills.
• Ability to work non-judgmentally with patient/family members of any culture, religion, socio-economic background or lifestyle.
• Ability to speak in public.
• Ability to work within an integrated health care team.

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