RN-Hospice Outpatient
Company: Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: June 4, 2025
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Job Description:
Overview:
The Outpatient Hospice team is seeking an experience Hospice
Registered Nurse (RN) to join the team. In this role you will be
responsible for direct patient care and case management of Hospice
patients in outpatient settings. Ensures that end-of-life care is
delivered within quality and utilization guidelines and is directed
toward the achievement of desired clinical outcomes for patients
and their families. Responsible for development, coordination and
scheduling delivery of care through a multidisciplinary team to the
patient in the home or community setting. The RN Case Manager
assures completeness, timeliness and appropriateness of the patient
care plan, its implementation, and ongoing evaluation. Assures
communication with the multidisciplinary team, support services and
community resources to ensure that plan of care goals are achieved
in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. Ensures
that documentation is timely, accurate, complete, and reimbursable.
Is a patient advocate. Precepts newly hired nurses.
Sign on and relocation bonuses available for qualified
candidates.
Type of Opportunity: Full Time FTE: 1.0 (40 Hours per Week)
Work Schedule: Days
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Responsibilities: Provides palliative care & hospice services based
upon patient assessment, including direct patient care. In all
care, utilizes nursing assessment skills to determine presence of
symptoms and response to interventions for those symptoms.
Assessments include a review of the full spectrum of patient needs,
including an understanding of how the physical,
psychological/social (behavioral), functional, financial, resource
and spiritual needs of patients factor into their condition.
Serves as a consultant to discuss goals of care with the
patient/family and communicate those goals to the appropriate care
team. In addition, reviews referrals, and delegates the referral to
the appropriate hospice/palliative care staff based on patient
needs and staff availability.
Performs Hospice consult reviews and coordinates a clinical
assessment, determines if patient is appropriate for hospice,
communicates with the patient/family about hospice philosophy,
criteria, and site of care. Assumes role of hospice RN with
hospital hospice patient, including development of hospice plan of
care and subsequent rounding, if necessary.
Acts as a clinical resource for all members of the hospice
/palliative team. Develops and maintains a working knowledge of all
services available within the Home and Transitions Service
Line.
Completes comprehensive and accurate documentation timely and
consistently that clearly reflects interventions performed.
In all roles, performs as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Assists with orientation and mentoring of new team members as
appropriate. Serves as a resource person & professional role
model.
Performs other functions as required.
Qualifications:
We're all about well-being, starting with yours.
Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique
wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms,
nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation
resources, wellness challenges and more.
Learn more about our employee benefits.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members and
the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit
healthcare system comprised of nine hospitals, a statewide health
plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New
Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with
nearly 13,000 employees - including more than 1,200 providers and
nearly 3,500 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 640,000 members statewide and
offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and
Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer
with smoke free campuses.
Maximum Offer for this position is up to: USD $51.00/Hr.
Compensation Disclaimer: The compensation range for this role takes
into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to
experience and training, internal equity, and other business and
organizational needs.
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