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Registered Nurse - Admissions (Hospital Based) (PRN - as needed)
PER DIEM•Lancaster
About this role
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Your Career at Hospice…</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hospice & Community Care provides quality care to thousands of patients and families every year so they can live better at end of life. We are able to support hundreds of individuals in our community each day because of our incredible staff. Whether in a clinical role or supporting the organization behind the scenes, your career at Hospice & Community Care makes a meaningful difference to patients and families.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>RN- Admissions/Care Transitions</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Hospital Based</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PRN- as needed</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Option: 8 or 12 hr. shifts</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Days</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mostly working in a hospital setting. This position covers Lancaster, York and surrounding counties. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Orientation: 5 weeks full time, 8am - 5pm </span></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>PRN Requirements</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 shifts/month.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 weekend per quarter</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 holiday every 2 years </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Essential Functions</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provides accurate and timely information regarding hospice services to anyone inquiring about Hospice care.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Completes admission visits for routine, general inpatient (GIP) and Hospice Response Team (HRT) patients.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Performs RN comprehensive assessments and focused skilled nursing visits on GIP/HRT per discipline frequencies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Follows up on hospice waiting patients to assure a smooth hospital discharge.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Documents in both the hospital EHR and hospice EMR in an accurate and concise manner at the time the service is provided. Documentation supports the limited prognosis, the level of care, changes to the plan of care, disease progression and care needs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Obtains accurate patient related data including initial needs assessment, medical history, insurance information and resources available to patient and caregiver.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Immediately communicates assessment information and proposed plan and level of care to the attending physician, hospital care/case manager, and access team, requesting additional information, orders, or follow up as needed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborates with community residential facility staff (including senior living and other congregate living settings) to develop an effective and safe discharge plan.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provides ongoing communication and updates with organizational staff, hospice physicians, patients, families, hospital staff including but not limited to care/case management staff and physicians, community palliative care providers, community partners such as skilled or assisted living facility staff and admissions planners.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assists with hospital transition/discharge planning process, working with case/care management departments, nursing staff and caregivers to facilitate admission to hospice services.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As appropriate, completes hospice enrollment including informed consent.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assists with outreach to referral sources to coordinate care and facilitate referral process.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anticipates, assesses, and responds to pain and other symptoms of physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrates thorough knowledge and application of current palliative care protocols for symptom management.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provides direct nursing care and interventions as prescribed by the physician and/or symptom management orders.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Works independently and effectively throughout all care settings as required.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Understands reimbursement and payer source implications to the plan of care and utilizes resources wisely and effectively.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assists with the orientation of new staff and visiting professionals.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Qualifications</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Graduate of an accredited school of registered nursing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maintains current Pennsylvania license. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One year of nursing experience as a registered nurse within last four years required. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hospice experience preferred</span></p>
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What you'll do
- The Registered Nurse - Admissions is responsible for providing accurate information about hospice services, completing admission visits, and performing comprehensive assessments. They also collaborate with hospital staff and community facilities to ensure effective discharge planning and ongoing communication.
About Hospice & Community Care
Hospice & Community Care, established in 1980 as Hospice of Lancaster County, provides the most comprehensive and extraordinary end-of-life care for everyone in our community regardless of their ability to pay. We offer hospice, palliative and supportive care as well as bereavement support to more than 400 individuals a day. The care our patients and families receive is unparalleled in the Susquehanna Valley, focusing on a team approach to meet them where they are in their journey. Accredited by the Joint Commission and a member of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, we provide specialized training in caring for veterans, pediatric patients, individuals with dementia and offer continuous educational opportunities for staff. The Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center in Mt. Joy, PA is available to our patients who need an extra level of care with 24 beds in a home-like setting.
With offices in Lancaster, York and Mt. Joy, we care for patients in Lancaster , York , Adams and parts of Dauphin, Lebanon and Chester counties.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Registered Nurse - Admissions (Hospital Based) (PRN - as needed) do at Hospice & Community Care?
As a Registered Nurse - Admissions (Hospital Based) (PRN - as needed) at Hospice & Community Care, you will: the Registered Nurse - Admissions is responsible for providing accurate information about hospice services, completing admission visits, and performing comprehensive assessments. They also collaborate with hospital staff and community facilities to ensure effective discharge planning and ongoing communication..
Is the Registered Nurse - Admissions (Hospital Based) (PRN - as needed) position at Hospice & Community Care remote?
The Registered Nurse - Admissions (Hospital Based) (PRN - as needed) position at Hospice & Community Care is based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
How do I apply for the Registered Nurse - Admissions (Hospital Based) (PRN - as needed) position at Hospice & Community Care?
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