Hospital Based Hospice Admissions RN

Beth Israel Lahey Health — Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home

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When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.Based out of Mount Auburn Hospital. No weekends!Job Description:Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to: ·The Hospital Based Admissions Nurse determines appropriateness of General Inpatient GIP Level of care, coordinates and conducts preadmission activities · Increases accessibility to hospice care, to manage the hospice admission process via effective communication · Describes and explains hospice services to a potential patient/family and elicits responses to questions regarding patient/family attitude toward hospice care, physical and psycho/social/emotional status, in order to put the patient and family at ease about choosing hospice and fully inform them about the program · Gathers pertinent information necessary for admission · Speaks to patient/family about insurance coverage and financial obligations, using knowledge of hospice fees, cost and reimbursement sources · Promote hospice services, to ensure appropriate GIP referrals to hospice program to discharge planners, physicians, other health care providers and referral sources · Manage care of patients, coordinate all services and facilitate communication between all providers. · Assess patient and coordinate cares with hospital care team including MD, Case Manager, RN and hospice team. · Provides expert symptom management and recommendations in coordination with the Hospice Medical Director · Maintain productivity expectations. · Provide documentation of services utilizing problem-oriented record. · Plan for continuity of care with nursing team members, patient, family, and other disciplines. · Use opportunities for teaching nursing care, comfort measures and health practices to the patient, families and hospital staff. · Responsible for daily nursing visits and assessment of ongoing eligibility of patients admitted to GIP level of care. Coordi




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