
Per diem Admissions & Nurse Liaison
By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, set the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.
This full-time position offers competitive pay, generous benefits and a supportive work environment.
We are seeking a Per diem Admissions provide information about services to potential agency patients and admits patients to agency's total care category of service in coordination with Clinical Team Manager(s). The RN will also, provide education about services to medical providers within assigned territory and meet immediate admission needs of patients
By the Bay Health follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Screen and process inquiries for admission to By the Bay Health's total care category.
- Determine patient's eligibility for hospice care.
- Make telephone contact and/or assessment visits with potential hospice patients to provide information on agency services and/or assess patient's status.
- Develop relationships, maintain regular contact, and resolve issues with referral sources including physicians, hospitals, nursing facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly, senior housing, and community service agencies to ensure ongoing quality of care and referrals
- Determine patient's eligibility for hospice car
- Admit patients, obtain informed consent(s) for service, inform patient/family of rights and responsibilities
Education/Experience:
- One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Minimum one year experience in a home health/ hospice setting.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- Current license as a registered nurse in the State of California
- Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable
- HPNA certification preferred
- Current California Driver’s License and automobile insurance that meets State of California requirements, if driving a car
Pay Range:
$58.00 - $72.00 hourly
By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.
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