Weekend Hospice Triage Nurse - Remote - MUST HAVE CA RN LICENSE
About the position By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families. The Hospice Triage RN will receive phone calls from Hospice patients and families. They will assess the needs of the patient and family, and coordinate the needed care and/or scheduling of home visits as needed. The triage nurse will collaborate with the transdisciplinary team members and facilitate communication among the transdisciplinary team, Hospice, and the patient’s Attending Physician. Schedule: Friday & Saturday; 8:30am - 5:00pm Location: Remote By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel. Responsibilities • Receives phone calls from hospice patients and families • Assesses the needs of the patients and families to coordinate needed care over the phone and scheduling visits as needed • Managing patients’ pain and symptoms pursuant to physicians’ orders; obtaining changes in orders as need and updating the patient’s plan of care and medication list accordingly • Assessing the patient and family’s needs for home visits, contacting the appropriate clinicians to schedule the visit, and notifying the patient and family of expected visit times Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program • Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a professional nurse within the last five (5) years • At least one (1) year of hospice or palliative care experience • Experience working effectively with an interdisciplinary group • California RN license Nice-to-haves • CHPN certification Apply tot his job