Registered Nurse, Contact Center - Weekend Cadre

Registered Nurse, Contact Center - Weekend Cadre

West Team | California RN License Required

Job Summary : The Registered Nurse (RN), Contact Center – Weekend Cadre meets all requirements of a NorthStar Care Community RN and provides professional nursing services or supervises the provision of nursing services to hospice patients in accordance with accepted standards of practice, scheduled on weekend hours (Weekend Cadre).

Essential Functions :

• Documents all calls and / or contacts and conducts follow-up activities if a visit is not scheduled.
• May assist with a preliminarily assessment of clinical referral information to assist the referring individual(s) / Referral Intake Specialists / Field Staff with ordering of specialty equipment such as IV pumps and medications
• Communicates actively and effectively through receiving, recording and conveying information to the interdisciplinary personnel in a timely manner.
• Accurately gathers and documents all required information to complete the RN Referral Template using the appropriate forms and data collection tools.
• Responds promptly to external customers and professional referral sources that contact the organization requesting help and assistance with hospice services via the telephone, and the website, utilizing required communication tools.
• Responsible for maintaining all required state licensure(s) and continuing education required for each license.
• Triages phone calls through problem assessment and needs identification utilizing critical thinking skills, all available patient records and Triage Protocols and Process Flows.
• Completes on-going telephonic assessment of the impact of the terminal diagnosis on the patient’s physical, functional, psychosocial and environmental needs and activities of daily living, including : the risk for pathological grief, cultural and spiritual implications, and verbal and non-verbal communication patterns. Assesses the ability of the caregiver to meet the patient’s immediate needs upon each telephone contact.
• Provides initial and ongoing patient / family instruction, education and support regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, end-of-life care, and issues of ethical concerns.
• Coordinates ordering durable medical equipment and supplies.
• Consistently utilizes the “Task” function in the electronic medical record for needed requests. Runs daily individual and department task lists. Completes all required tasks.
• Coordinates and assigns interdisciplinary services / personnel to provide direct patient care when necessary.
• Acts as a resource for staff members and orients new staff as needed.
• Proactively problem solves and identifies solutions utilizing critical thinking skills.
• Participates in internal and external education, training, in-services and other activities to develop and promote personal, professional and organizational goals and growth.
• Responds to information requested by third party payers and calls clinical reports to case managers.
• Provides nursing telephonic interventions using Triage Protocols and Process Flows in order to expedite care to patients. Uses Triage Protocols, Process Flows and critical thinking skills to dispatch a Field RN when telephonic interventions are not successful.
• Adjusts to changes in workload and schedules based on changing team priorities.
• Adheres to the organizational Code of Conduct, policies and procedures and all regulatory and legal requirements.
• Adheres to NorthStar standards to care for every person, every time, 100% of the time.

Qualifications :

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