Admissions RN Hospice

Admissions RN Hospice

We are hiring for a Admissions Registered Nurse.

At Community Loving Care Hospice, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy themeaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families,each other, and the communities we serveit truly is all about helping people.You can find a home for your career here.

As a Hospice RN, you can expect:

• the ability to develop trusting relationships as an end-of-life care expert
• being valued and respected by patients and their families
• employee-focused wellness and support programs
• incredible team support and empathetic leadership

Take your nursing career to a new level of caring. Join us.

• Demonstrates competency in meeting with potential patients and families in assessment of their needs.
• Maintains confidentiality and safety of patient/client clinical records.
• Completes assigned admissions in an effective and timely manner.
• Communicates effectively with physician(s), referral sources, patient, family, and hospice interdisciplinary team regarding the new admission of a patient.
• Responsible for communicating and documenting the clinical assessment, identified needs and other pertinent information.
• Records and includes in the medical record any pertinent medical history and assists in obtaining medical records that may be relevant to determine hospice eligibility.
• Assists in ordering emergency kit medications, as well as any medications that are needed immediately for new admissions (per physician order) and facilitates processing of the medication order(s) with the pharmacy provider.
• Assists with orders and appropriate education for DME equipment, as needed.
• Communicates effectively with operational, clinical and sales leadership regarding status of pending referrals

• Must be a licensed registered nurse in the state of operation.
• At least 2 years of experience in a hospice, home health, or other health care service delivery system setting.
• Current CPR certification.
• Current Driver's License and vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.