Hospice Admissions Nurse

Overview

Presbyterian Homes & Services – Optage Hospice is looking for an experienced registered nurse who feels called to hospice and wishes to serve older adults within a caring Christian environment. Our clinicians enjoy a rich workplace culture where team members are valued and supported by leadership in an environment that embraces and encourages whole person high quality care.

We are seeking a registered nurse to join our Admissions Team as a Hospice Admissions Nurse. In this position you will play a critical role in caring for older adults at the end of life - not only physically, but emotionally, socially, mentally, and spiritually. This is a full-time day position Monday through Friday, and includes participation in an equitable on-call or weekend rotation, along with a holiday rotation

Our clinicians enjoy:

• A thorough and supportive onboarding process
• Manageable daily workload assignments that allow provision of high caliber patient and family care with  thoughtful consideration to geographic location(s) and patient/dynamic acuity
• Routine education and CEU offerings
• Company provided cell phone and technology devices
• Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate

Optage Hospice is a well-established program that has been serving older adults and their families for over 15 years. As a part of Presbyterian Homes & Services, we are a mission driven, faith-based organization with a strong and supportive team culture, pledging to do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do.  

If you have a passion for quality end of life care and enjoy working with older adults, we would love to talk with you!

Responsibilities

The Hospice Admission Nurse is responsible for explaining the Optage Hospice Program, benefits, and services to patients and their families/caregivers. The Admission Nurse facilitates and manages all aspect of the hospice admission process including appropriateness for admission, develops an individualized plan of care, related to the patients' needs, in collaboration with the physician, patient, and their families/caregivers. Determines the appropriate utilization of resources based on clinical assessment, regulations and established clinical best practices.

Essential tasks and duties include providing ongoing assessments of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patient and family, provide education, supervision and counseling to the client and their family/caregiver regarding care needs as appropriate to client’s needs, providing accurate and appropriate documentation of patient/family services.

Qualifications

• Strong desire to serve older adults with a passion for end-of-life care.
• Registered nurse with current licensure with the State Board of Nursing in state(s) in which he/she practices.
• A minimum of three years of nursing experience preferred.
• Critical care/oncology, long-term care, or medical/surgical background with strong knowledge of pain and symptom management preferred.
• Hospice/Home Care experience is a plus, but not required .
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with dying patients and caregivers in the home, hospital, and other facility settings.
• Ability to work as a member of an Interdisciplinary Team.
• Strong assessment skills, experience with symptom management preferred
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Computer skills helpful.
• Reliable transportation, current driver’s license and current auto insurance.
• Demonstrated compatibility with PHS's mission and operating philosophies.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.

Pay Range

The estimated starting pay range for this role is $82,813 - $108,000 per year. This good faith estimate is based upon PHS’s typical starting pay range for this role. Actual pay range depends upon many factors including each individual employee’s qualifications and market conditions and is subject to change.

Benefits

Full-time benefits-eligible employment begins at a minimum of 30 hours per week:

• Health, and dental, including applicable HSA & FSA
• Employer Contribution to HSA for eligible Health Plans
• Life insurance (AD&D)
• Retirement, with eligibility for an employer match
• Holiday pay and extended sick

Full and Part-time benefits-eligible employment working between 20-29 hours per week:

• Vision insurance
• Voluntary short-term & long-term disability
• Accident & hospitalization coverage
• Education assistance programs

All employees:

• Accrue PTO (Paid time off)
• Same-day pay
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• College partnership educational discounts
• Access to Learn to Live Resources

About PHS

Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS), based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a nonprofit, faith-based organization providing a broad array of high-quality housing choices, care and services options for older adults. Some 8,000 employees serve more than 41,800 older adults through 60 PHS-affiliated senior living communities in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and through Optage® home and community services. PHS is also co-owner of Genevive, the largest geriatric primary care practice in Minnesota, providing comprehensive care for more than 15,500 older adults. Established in 1955, PHS has earned the reputation as an innovative leader dedicated to promoting independence, purposeful living and the overall well-being for those they serve. Today, PHS is one of the largest nonprofit providers of senior housing and services in the nation.

PHS is an EEO/AA employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.