Full time Hospice Call Center Triage RN

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FLEX Schedule Hospice Call Center Triage RN with 15K Sign on Bonus, PENSION, 4 weeks vacation, 401K Retirement plan, Low cost Medical, Dental and vision

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Salary : $100,000 - $119,000 per year

A Bit About Us : A NYC Metro Healthcare organization with over 100+ years of success in the community offering several services including hospice and palliative care, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing.

Why join us?

• $15,000 Sign on Bonus (depending on position)
• 4 weeks Vacation
• 8 company paid holidays
• PENSION plan – Employer paid 100% at 5.75% of salary per year
• Employee Vesting at 5 year work anniversary
• 403B Retirement plan thru Lincoln Financial
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage start 60 days after start date
• Medical Coverage thru CIGNA
• Dental Coverage thru choice of Cigna PPO plan or AETNA DMO plan
• Vision coverage thru United Healthcare
• FREE Online RN to BSN and MSN degree programs
• Dependent Tuition Reimbursement for clinical staff
• Annual Tuition reimbursement $4,500
• 529 College Savings plan
• LOW cost medical, dental and vision coverage for employee and family members
• Flexible spending Account
• Dependent Care FSA
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Insurance policy at 2X your annual salary paid by employer
• Short term and Long-Term disability thru Mass Mutual
• Commuter Benefits program for Transit and Parking
• Pet care discount 25% with participating Providers

Job Details : The On Call Center Triage RN is responsible for the emergent triaging of calls received from patients and/or caretakers to telephonically assess their needs in order to treat emergent situations that have developed during the On Call WEEKEND Center hours.

Hospice Triage RN provides patient physical and psychosocial health systems assessments telephonically, supporting the Plan of Care, “Goals of Care” based on the patient’s and caretaker’s needs/wishes, and in coordination with the plan developed/placed by the primary RN Case Manager for the patient.

Responsibilities

• Telephonically assess the incoming calls to the On Call Center in order to effectively triage the emergent patient situations.
• Reviews at the beginning of the shift all information via email to the Hospice Call Center Inbox regarding changes and relevant information received.
• Monitors NetSmart Task box hourly to dispatch on call visit staff and ensure timely follow up and clinical coordination with the On Call Services Field RN.
• Places “Tuck-In” call for telephonic follow up and may schedule an RN visit PRN when deemed necessary after triaged.
• Escalates appropriate calls/situations to AOC as needed.
• Provides telephonic intervention to patients based on the Plan of Care and “Goals of Care”.
• Triages call received and includes thorough data collection of the complaint, presenting patient symptoms, and urgency of the situation.
• Telephonically assesses the situation for the physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of the patient and caregivers.
• Upon completion of the telephonic assessment, determines the necessity for a home visit.
• Places visit on the On Call Services Field RN’s schedule and notifies the RN telephonically of the priority of the visit.
• Coordinates and provides pertinent information to the On Call Services Field RN and other IDT members PRN.
• Documents all findings and notifies other team members of changes made via NetSmart and EOS (End of Shift report) via email.
• Assesses the environment for safety within the constraints of telephonic assessment.
• Provides and documents teaching provided in NetSmart.
• Provides emotional support for both patient and their caretakers, especially during periods of severity of illness or intensity of services as patient progresses along the hospice continuum.

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