On-Call Hospice Admission & Float RN
If you join our team, you will generally work in a focused territory in King County, but you may also be asked at times to change territories or to help cover in areas other than your primary assignment. Although you'll be in the field the majority of your time, our offices are located in Georgetown where we hold trainings, meetings, and other team activities.
Kline Galland Hospice is a member of Kline Galland's continuum of care; Seattle's Single Sources Senior Care Resource serving Seattle for over 110 years!
The Admissions RN is a versatile position that encompasses triage, admissions, PRN visit help and quality & compliance activities. Key characteristics for this role include strong clinical skills, flexibility, organization, compassion and a team-oriented approach to care.
Job Description Summary
The Hospice Float and Admission RN is a versatile position that encompasses admissions and PRN visit help as well as triage and quality & compliance activities as needed. Key characteristics for this role include strong clinical skills, flexibility, organization, compassion, and a team-oriented approach to care.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Complete scheduled admissions
2. Complete urgent Admissions.
3. Perform chart audits, compliance tracking and other quality improvement activities.
4. Profile medications with hospice pharmacy as needed. Assist case managers in obtaining medication refills.
5. Assist in ordering durable medical equipment as needed to support patient care.
6. Assist with flu clinics, tracking requests for patient flu vaccination and COVID testing.
7. Cover visit help requests per manager request. This includes PPS visits, PRN, and/or routine visits as needed.
8. Work collaboratively with Hospice Management team to field triage calls and meet daily needs of hospice patients.
The above statements are intended 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.