Job Description

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Assumes primary responsibility for patient admissions to hospice care that includes the assessing planning implementing coordinating and evaluation of hospice care.
2. Evaluates referred patients for hospice care services and determines the types of services to be provided.
3. Ensures the appropriate care and services are initiated within the Hospice Medical Director and Attending Physicians orders and the plan of care.
4. Completes Hospice Comprehensive assessment and Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment accurately and timely per policy and regulatory requirements.
5. Initiates communication with Hospice Medical Director and/or Attending Physician other hospice care staff members and other agencies as needed to coordinate optimal care and to use as a resource for the patient.
6. Adheres to and promotes the elements of the HealthAlliance Home Health and Hospices Compliance and HIPAA Programs.
7. Participates in Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) activities.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings conferences seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches demonstrates Standards of Respect and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism tolerance civility and acceptance toward all employees patients and visitors.
6. Maintains regular reliable and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Associate degree in Nursing (ASN).
2. Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse (RN) license.
3. Current valid US-issued drivers license and a registered inspected and insured automobile for work related purposes.

Preferred:
1. Bachelors degree in Nursing (BSN).

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients and families in varied settings and cope with family emotional stress while respecting individual lifestyles.
2. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products and Internet.
3. High degree of confidentiality and able to handle situations in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
4. Ability to read analyze and interpret human service periodicals professional journals technical procedures and/or governmental forms.
5. Ability to accurately write reports business correspondence procedures and meet documentation requirements using computer technology.
6. Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
7. Ability to effectively and professionally present information communicate and interact and respond to questions from managers employees customers and the general public.
8. Ability to speak in ordinary conversational tones utilizing the English/American language and be able to understand ordinary conversations.
9. Ability to perform the following mathematical skills: multiply divide subtract addition and use equations.
10. General knowledge of statistical information such as percentages mean mode and median and have the ability to interpret graphs and statistical reports.
11. Ability to identify and define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

Preferred:
1.

Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Frequently: Sitting Standing Walking Balancing Bending Kneeling Reaching Grasping Working Indoors Working Outdoors Temperature Extremes High Stress Level Color Vision Precise motor skills Precise hearing Precise vision Color vision; Lifting Pulling and Pushing Less than 10 pounds to more than 100 pounds; Carrying Less than 10 pounds to 20 pounds.
Occasionally: Pushing Pulling Twisting Climbing Crawling Repetitive Movements Heights; Carrying 20-50 pounds.
Never: Carrying 50 pounds to more than 100 pounds.