Hospice Admission RN

Hospice of Southern Illinois is a not-for-profit, free-standing, community-based hospice offering Southern Illinois and St. Louis Metro-East communities a range of services for people of all ages at the end of life. We have been providing compassionate care to terminally ill patients and their families in their home or a home-like setting since 1981. Since that time, we have continued our mission to enhance the quality of life for individuals and their loved ones touched by a terminal illness. Our reputation is a direct result of our desire to do more than what is required or expected. This can be seen in the passion and commitment of our employees and volunteers to provide excellent hospice care through all the services we provide. A career in hospice care at Hospice of Southern Illinois is a calling. Is it calling you? We are currently hiring for a Hospice Admission RN position that would be based out of our Belleville, IL office. Summary of the Admission RN Position: • Position Summary: As a member of the dedicated admission team, the Admission Nurse has knowledge and competency related to admission compliance requirements and the hospice admission process. Works closely with the attending physician, hospice medical director, patient, and family on the initial assessment, care planning and care implementation for the patient. • Full-Time Non-Exempt Position • 40 hours weekly, Monday- Friday 8:30 A.M.- 5:00 P.M. with an additional rotational on-call schedule which includes some evenings, weekends, and holidays. • Will be based out of our Belleville Patient Services Office. • Would travel within all of the counties of our Belleville office’s service area which include the following counties: St. Clair, Monroe, Washington, Randolph, Clinton, Madison, Bond, Montgomery, Macoupin, Jersey, and Calhoun. • Hospice of Southern Illinois is certified by the State of Illinois and is in compliance with the registration requirements of the Illinois Equal Pay Act. • By applying, you are consenting to be contacted via phone call, text, or email regarding your application for this position. • For further information about our company and to apply online, please visit www.hospice.org/careers. • For any questions or concerns, please contact HR Generalist Jade Gutierrez at (618) 310-7129 or email jgutierrez@hospice.org . • EOE Position Requirements Education 1. Graduate of State-approved school of nursing. (RN) 2. Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing, preferred. Experience 1. One (1) year experience in hospice preferred. Other Qualifications 1. Current Illinois nursing license. 2. Certification in hospice and palliative care preferred. 3. CPR Certification preferred. 4. Excellent clinical assessment, organizational and interpersonal relationship skills. 5. A working knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid, hospice regulations, and third-party payor expectations is preferred. 6. Reliable means of transportation. We visit our patients wherever they may located, whether it be in their homes, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, hospitals, etc. As a result, driving, a valid driver’s license, car insurance, and reliable transportation are requirements of the position. Physical Requirements: Performs repetitive tasks. Physical tasks including bathing, transferring, lifting, and turning of patients in the home or home-like setting. Prolonged periods of sitting at times. Exerts up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs. frequently and/or 20 lbs. constantly. Requires physical flexibility of bending at knee and squat-bend. The Admission Nurse manages stress appropriately, makes decisions under pressure, handles multiple priorities, works with an Interdisciplinary Team and manages anger/fear/hostility/violence of other appropriately. This position requires clarity of vision >20 inches and <20 feet, hears alarms, telephone/tape recorder. Working Conditions: The Admission Nurse spends app