Hospice Triage & Support LVN
Chico, California
Butte Home Health & Hospice is seeking a compassionate, organized Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to join our Hospice team in a full-time, primarily office-based role.
- Shift and hours
- Weekday office coverage plus Saturday Schedule will include weekday office coverage in addition to Saturday
- Unit and setting
- HospiceProvide telephone triage for hospice patients and caregivers
- License
- LVN license Current California LVN licenseCalifornia LVN license
- Term
- Permanent Full-time positionFull-time
Do you qualify?
- License
- California LVN license Current California LVN license Check your license
- License
- valid driver's license and ability to perform patient visits Valid driver’s license and ability to perform patient visits when needed
- Also asks
- strong communication and telephone skills Strong communication and telephone skills
- Also asks
- organization and follow-through Excellent organization and follow-through
- Also asks
- comfortable communicating during sensitive situations Comfortable communicating with patients and families during sensitive situations
- Also asks
- ability to recognize and escalate changes in patient condition Ability to recognize and appropriately escalate changes in patient condition
- Also asks
- teamwork and collaboration skills Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
Preferred
- Experience
- hospice, home health, skilled nursing, or other clinical experience Hospice, home health, skilled nursing, or other clinical experience preferred
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- provide telephone triage for hospice patients and caregivers Provide telephone triage for hospice patients and caregivers
- Day to day
- respond to calls and identify clinical needs or changes in condition Respond to patient and family calls and help identify clinical needs or changes in condition
- Day to day
- communicate concerns to RN Case Manager or clinical team Communicate concerns to the appropriate RN Case Manager or other clinical team member
- Day to day
- assist with coordinating medications, supplies, equipment, and patient needs Assist with coordinating medications, supplies, equipment, and other patient needs
- Day to day
- support physicians, pharmacies, facilities, and interdisciplinary team Support physicians, pharmacies, facilities, and members of the interdisciplinary Hospice team
- Day to day
- assist with clinical documentation and office-based nursing duties Assist with clinical documentation and other office-based nursing duties
- Day to day
- help coordinate changes in patient needs and ensure timely follow-up Help coordinate changes in patient needs and ensure timely follow-up
- Day to day
- support field team with day-to-day clinical and operational needs Support the field team with day-to-day clinical and operational needs
- Day to day
- maintain familiarity with hospice policies, procedures, and standards Maintain familiarity with hospice policies, procedures, and patient care standards
- Cross-training
- trained and maintain competency to perform hospice patient visits This is a full-time office position, but the LVN will also be trained and maintain competency to perform hospice patient visits.
- Day to day
- perform occasional field visits to support patient care or staffing needs Although the primary responsibility is office-based, occasional field visits may be needed to support patient care, staffing needs, or changes in patient condition.
- Weekends
- Saturday shift required Saturday shift is a requirement (other days may be negotiated)
- Travel
- occasional field visits
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.
Original listing
Posted on BUTTE Home Health INC’s careers page.
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Butte Home Health & Hospice is seeking a compassionate, organized Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to join our Hospice team in a full-time, primarily office-based role.
This position is ideal for an LVN who enjoys hospice care but is also looking for a role focused on phone triage, care coordination, communication, and supporting the clinical team from the office.
What You’ll Do
As our Office LVN, you will serve as an important clinical resource for patients, families, caregivers, and our Hospice team. Responsibilities include:
Provide telephone triage for hospice patients and caregivers
Respond to patient and family calls and help identify clinical needs or changes in condition
Communicate concerns to the appropriate RN Case Manager or other clinical team member
Assist with coordinating medications, supplies, equipment, and other patient needs
Support physicians, pharmacies, facilities, and members of the interdisciplinary Hospice team
Assist with clinical documentation and other office-based nursing duties
Help coordinate changes in patient needs and ensure timely follow-up
Support the field team with day-to-day clinical and operational needs
Maintain familiarity with hospice policies, procedures, and patient care standards
Office-Based — With Field Training
This is a full-time office position, but the LVN will also be trained and maintain competency to perform hospice patient visits.
Although the primary responsibility is office-based, occasional field visits may be needed to support patient care, staffing needs, or changes in patient condition.
Schedule
Full-time position
Primarily office-based
Saturday shift is a requirement (other days may be negotiated)
Schedule will include weekday office coverage in addition to Saturday
Current California LVN license
Strong communication and telephone skills
Excellent organization and follow-through
Comfortable communicating with patients and families during sensitive situations
Ability to recognize and appropriately escalate changes in patient condition
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
Hospice, home health, skilled nursing, or other clinical experience preferred
Valid driver’s license and ability to perform patient visits when needed
Why Butte Home Health & Hospice?
At Butte Home Health & Hospice, our goal is to provide compassionate, patient-centered care while supporting the clinicians who make that care possible. This position offers a unique opportunity to remain actively involved in hospice nursing while working primarily in a supportive office environment.
If you are an LVN who is compassionate, dependable, organized, and enjoys being the person who helps keep patients, families, and the clinical team connected, we would love to hear from you.
What's around it?
Chico, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,488/mo
- Household income
- $66,977/yr, all local households, not nurse pay