Hospice Field Admissions Nurse / RN

Hospice Field Admissions Nurse (RN)\n\nTerritory available : Washington Heights, NY\n\n$100k – $118k + Sign on Bonus $15000 (paid over 3 years).\n\nWhen days cannot be added to a life, we add life to remaining days. Our multidisciplinary teams offer culturally-sensitive, end-of-life and palliative care services to patients and their families at home or in assisted living communities, skilled nursing facilities and hospitals.\n\nBenefits include : \n

• FREE Online RN to BSN and MSN degree programs!\n
• Tuition Reimbursement for all full and part-time staff\n
• Dependent Tuition Reimbursement for clinical staff!\n
• Generous paid time off\n
• Affordable medical, dental and vision coverage for employee and family members\n
• Two retirement plans ! 403(b) AND Employer Paid Pension\n
• Flexible spending\n
• And MORE!\n\nResponsibilities : \n\nIn this field position you will perform initial physical and psychosocial assessments of potential hospice patients in order to develop individualized plans of care, goals, and make recommendations based on each patient's needs. Assessments may take place in private homes, hospitals or nursing facilities. As a Hospice Field Admission Nurse (RN), you will admit eligible patients onto the Hospice program following the appropriate standards of practice established by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). In this key position, you will also engage in community outreach to physicians and other medical providers to share information regarding the Hospice program, and gather feedback to effectively inform performance improvement initiatives.\n\nQualifications : \n
• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, (BSN preferred)\n
• Two years of Med / surg or Oncology or Community Health nursing experience\n
• Working knowledge of Word and Excel\n
• New York State RN licensure\n
• Valid NYS Driver's license