What are the responsibilities and job description for the Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator position at Cura Hospice - Tulsa?
LPN/RN
Part Time
Direct report to Regional Executive Director
Works with the Marketing, Admissions Department and Branch Directors
Manages the process and performs visits as needed
Responsible for:
Managing the overall process and development of the Palliative program
With a strong growth trajectory of 20-30% Hospice growth from transitioning from palliative to hospice when medically eligible and in alignment with the patients goals of care.
Duties and Responsibilities
Goals of Care discussion with patients and families
Strong Compliant Growth initiative
Perform Palliative visits and initiate symptom management interventions
Coach and Train Palliative staff to hit growth targets
Mindful of budgets and census status
Perform visits as needed
Strategic Account/Partner development with Compassion Care
Strong initiative to make sure front-end billing is accurately recorded by the admissions coordinator.
Personally, and professionally responsible for growth
Responsible to managing the Palliative care platform
Be personally accountable for growth and cultural standards
New staff field recruitment efforts to support growth
Perform visit with compassion and understanding with no judgement
Strong communication skills and teamwork skills with patients, families, hospice, leadership and Liaisons
Serve as a resource for patients and families
Technical daily/weekly tasks
Responds to emails and calls promptly
Scheduled patient visits timely [within 48-72 hours of scheduling call]
Monthly report to be sent to Leadership timely
1 growth mtg in OKC per week
1 growth mtg in Tulsa per week
Maintains and follows through with weekly schedule
Completes required charting promptly within same day as visits
Reviews patient charts and MR consistently
Attend Marketing stand up calls daily.
Work closely with the Admissions Coordinator and Regional Executive Director and Branch Directors on productively moving the RTA process in a timely manner to hospice.
Complete a seamless approach to transitional care for the patient and families