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** Admission Team Leader - 36 hrs/week**
**Job Category****:** Admissions **Requisition Number****:** ADMIS002899 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
This position will support Manatee County based facilities and home patients. Sat, Sun and Mon 7:30 AM to 8PM
- Promotes and practices the Hospice mission and values and follows policies and procedures of Tidewell Hospice.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and adheres to the Florida Nurse Practice Act, Standards of Practice of Hospice Nursing as well as legal, regulatory and CHAP requirements.
- Works in conjunction with the Clinical Director to meet goals of conversion with referrals, staff productivity, quality patient care and compliance standards.
- Is responsible for day to day oversight of staffing and managing referrals, within their assigned hospital or area of oversight , including monitoring and managing admission nurses and social workers.
- Coordinates patient referrals and assigns visits to admission staff to ensure an effective and efficient admission, including the procurement of medical records, collaboration with all appropriate parties, coordinating complex calls, discharge planning, and the ordering of complex equipment and medications as needed.
- Assists in the processing, monitoring and conversion of referrals for Hospice services and may include completing Explanation of Service, contacting individual patient, family or referral sources.
- Provides clinical support and collaborates effectively with Admission RNs, hospital team, resource physicians, and other Tidewell Hospice Teams and community physicians regarding admission criteria, care planning and active treatment authorization.
- Initiates the coordination of complex cases including inpatient and collaborative visits.
- Appropriately and confidentially handles high-level, information as a regular part of daily operations.
- Achieves the established strategic goals pertaining to NTUC admissions, conversion and average daily census; ensures continuity within Tidewell programs. Reports high risk or problematic situations.
- Functions as an effective team member who uses communication and leadership strategies, time management, effective problem solving and an awareness of ethical and cultural issues while engaged in the referral and admission process for patients and families.
- Arranges complex care conference calls with receiving team to effectively transition care.
- Collaborates effectively with Business Development, Access Center and Admissions team.
- Serves as the primary contact and coordinator for hospital case management, staff, physicians, other Tidewell Teams, and palliative supportive care staff.
- Available to complete admissions as needed and accurately enters all admission data/orders/care plan into the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Mentors, coaches and supervises staff to assure Tidewell Code of Conduct and Mission is followed.
- Assist with customer recovery if needed for all parties involved.
**Educational/Professional:**
- BSN in Nursing required. Clear and current Florida licensure as RN.
- Minimum one year recent experience (within last 4 years) in an acute-care Hospital / In-patient environment providing direct patient care; one year clinical supervision experience. 2 years previous experience as a Hospice Admission RN preferred.
- CHPN certification is strongly encouraged within 3 years of employment.
- An equivalent combination of professional experience and education may be considered as meeting the educational/professional requirements.
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