Hospice Admissions Nurse (Monday -Friday)
Scottsdale, Arizona
- Eligibility
- RN
- Unit
- Hospice
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Posted Jun 30 · 2 years of experience
The work and the unit
- Specialty
- Hospice
Schedule and commitments
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Permanent
Pay and benefits
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Vision insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) matching
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Do you qualify?
- License
- RN license
What's around it?
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $2,013/mo
- Household income
- $110,886/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
From Census ACS 2024.
About this role
The Admissions Nurse (RN) is responsible for conducting hospice admission assessments, determining hospice eligibility in collaboration with the hospice physician/medical director, and initiating hospice services in accordance with physician orders, hospice regulations, and organizational policies. This role serves as a key clinical liaison among patients, families, referral sources, physicians, and the interdisciplinary group (IDG). This position will support Scottsdale.
Core
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive hospice admission assessments, including physical, psychosocial, and symptom evaluations
- Determine hospice eligibility in collaboration with physician and/or medical director and the interdisciplinary group
- Ensures admission diagnoses and supporting documentation align with applicable Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)
- Educate patients and families on hospice philosophy, services, and care plans.
- Obtain and verify physician orders, consents, and required admission documentation
- Coordinate timely admissions from hospitals, facilities, homes, and other referral sources
- Initiate plans of care and communicate patient needs to the interd
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How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
