Are you an RN with hospice experience who knows what families and patients need? If you are someone who is patient and detail oriented and committed to making a difference in your life as well as everyone affected by a terminal illness?

Our professional staff are compensated well both financially and rewarded with quality of work. Our certified medical team emphasize the lives and quality of time spent with loved ones.

The Hospice RN is responsible for maintaining Quality Assurance and Improvement from the office setting though some time in the field will be required. This role is accountable for the monitoring the care and documentation and how the standards of practice are met with patients.

For this role, we prefer that the RN has knowledge of medical terminology and the and the hospice care philosophy.

Join our team of nurses, home health aides, volunteers, therapists direct their resources towards providing the highest degree of care for patients and long-lasting support for their family members. Beyond the benefits that come with working for the area’s leading community healthcare provider – one that also recognizes the need to ensure patient safety and comfort – we have competitive compensation and rates.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Pay and Benefits

Wage:  based on relevant experience, $45/hour avg ($45-50/hour range). negotiable based on experience

Job Type: Full-time

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Helps families, patients and community members with navigating hospice questions and care
2. Responsible for the office and administrative aspects of delivering of hospice care and monitoring of the organization’s quality assessment performance improvement (QAPI) program.
3. Ensures that there are active processes in place to monitor and measure all activities related to QAPI.
4. Coordinates activities related to clinical record review for data collection. Complies, trends, and reports quality data in the following areas: patient care, safety, risk management, infection control, outcomes, and customer satisfaction.
5. Works collaboratively with nursing supervisors to assure documentation is complete and consistent with care and reflects legal requirements.
6. Member of the Patient Grievance Committee collaborates with management staff in the follow-up of concerns expressed by patients, families, and physicians.
7. Coordinates, educates, and implements monitoring activities for safety, risk management, and infection control.
8. Acts as a resource to staff in identifying safety and risk management issues for patients and staff.
9. Reviews all incident reports for completeness, risk, standard of care determination, and appropriate follow-up. Maintains a log for trending and makes recommendations related to trend identified.
10. Maintains aggregate records of employee orientation and annual competency requirements as part of the QAPI plan.
11. Monitor organization compliance with regulatory and accreditations standards.
12. Acts as a resource to Clinical Supervisors regarding standards, policies, regulations,
13. Acts as a clinical resource to staff
14. Maintains updated nursing knowledge and skills.
15. Assists with patient visits as needed.
16. Assists with administrative call on a rotational basis and clinical calls as needed.
17. Maintain positive relationships with referral sources.
18. Maintain a positive image in the community.
19. Acts as a representative of the organization at community meetings, civic, and professional organizations as needed.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS Successful candidate must meet the following.

• Registered Nurse License 
• Excellent understanding and use of Excel, PowerPoint, and other data-base programs.
• Three (2) to five (5) years clinical nursing experience. An emphasis in home care/hospice nursing is preferred.
• Has two (2) years’ experience in Quality Assurance preferred
• Excellent understanding of performance improvement, quality assessment, and utilization management.
• Is self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision/
• Has excellent coordination and communication skills.
• Bilingual is highly desirable but not necessary.