What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Triage position at St. Croix Hospice?
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Description
Hospice care is the place for nurses looking for the autonomy to spend time with their patients, manage their own care plans and lead an interdisciplinary team. At St. Croix Hospice you will join a culture focused solely on working together to provide the best end-of-life experience for patients and their loved ones in your community.
Because you matter at St. Croix Hospice, we will support you with:
- Competitive pay and benefits including insurance, disability, life and FSA
- Professional development, tuition reimbursement and “Career Ladder” advancement programs
- Flexible scheduling and the autonomy to lead the care plan and spend time with your patients
- Comprehensive healthcare, life and disability insurance plans
- 401k retirement plan with a company match
- Clinical resources to support you in the field including a nurse support line, education and quality departments, triage team, bereavement and compliance resources, and mileage reimbursement
- Health and wellness programs, including mental health support such as virtual grief support for healthcare workers
- Award winning clinical and quality programs, and six unique specialty care treatment programs which include staff education and training
- Company-provided technology such as tablets and/or cell phones
Required
- RN licensure for the state of MN and WI.
Job Description
The Triage Registered Nurse is responsible for ensuring that patient care is coordinated and managed appropriately by directing hospice services/care via phone conference. This experienced nurse has a background with an emphasis on palliative care.
- As scheduled, you will receive calls related to patient care and instructs patient/caregiver on appropriate interventions based on nursing knowledge.
- You will assess available options for interventions and uses critical thinking when choosing what intervention is best for the patient and/or caregiver.
- You will determine need for nursing visit based on EMR and telephone call and dispatch a visit RN/LPN appropriately
- You will facilitate the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optimal comfort care.
- This is a 100% Remote position. Typical schedule is Two(2) weeknights 5pm-8am, Every/other Friday 5pm-8am and Every/other Saturday and Sunday 8pm – 8am.
This is not a complete list of all duties. Full job description can be supplied upon request.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting, and one (1) to two (2) years of recent experience in home care is preferred.
- Possess or obtain an RN license for the 10 states that we serve and/or a compact license to cover the states before hired. States include MN, WI, IA, SD, IL, MI, MO, IN, KS and NE.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, with one (1) year of hospice care experience preferred.
- Management experience not required.
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
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
