RN Admissions - Boca Raton/Lake Worth - TrustBridge, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL 33486
About the Job
Pay range: $30/hr. - $40/hr. based on experience
Use your nursing skills to make a difference.
Hospice nurses provide end of life care to help ensure the comfort and quality of life for their patients. They primarily work in collaborative, team-driven environments that require frequent communication with their patients, families and other caregivers. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, patient and calm. Hospice nurses are caring and kind individuals who possess a special hospice heart who can help our patients celebrate the rest of their life’s journey.
Responsibilities:Hours of operation: 12pm - 10:30pm and every other weekend
Duties and Responsibilities
- Carries primary responsibility for evaluation of all patients referred for hospice services.
- Is able to articulate all components of the organization's continuum of care and refer patients and families to those as necessary.
- Assists referring physicians and/or his/her designated liaison with coordinating a plan of care/treatment for hospice appropriate patients and their families.
- Serves as the liaison between our company and physicians, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other health care professionals.
- Actively markets, through education, the hospice concept to all health care professionals and providers, as well as the community at large.
A. Education/Regulatory Requirements:
- RN degree from a college or university, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and/or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
- Registered Nurse currently licensed in the State of Florida.
B. Skills:
o Five years of nursing experience.
o High degree of initiative and judgment required to plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate Staff performance.
o Knowledge of adult learning principles.
o EMR software experience a plus.
o Demonstrated proficiencies in computer skills.
C. Professional Requirements:
o Demonstrated experience with oral and written communication which includes public speaking and teaching.
D. Language Skills:
o Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
