Hospital Admissions - Admissions RN (PRN)

  Position Summary

The RN Hospital Admissions is responsible for facilitating timely and effective hospice admissions, ensuring patients and families receive compassionate, informative, and seamless care. This role requires collaboration with healthcare professionals, internal teams, and community partners to identify and overcome barriers to admission, while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and best practices in hospice care. The RN ensures accurate assessments, develops initial care plans, educates stakeholders on hospice philosophy, and contributes to patient transitions and care coordination. Flexibility is required to work across hospital, long term care and home settings.

Employees assigned this job title work understand that the length of the workday is determined by workload. Employees must be able to flex hours as needed to meet referral and admission requests.

PRN shift 8-to-10-hour shifts Mon - Sun

Must be able to attend orientation full time for two weeks M-F

Essential Functions

• Promote hospice services and philosophy to patients, families, healthcare professionals, and the broader community.
• Evaluate hospice eligibility using Medicare Local Coverage Determination and clinical judgment.
• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments, including physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and functional needs.
• Facilitate admission process, including physician order acquisition and communication.
• Provide emotional support and education to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Collaborate with physicians, referral sources, and interdisciplinary team members to ensure seamless patient care and transition.
• Facilitates transfers from the Hospital to next level of care based on Medicare Conditions of Participation.  Acts as the primary nurse designee while patient is physically in the hospital and communicates all changes as a member of the interdisciplinary care team including updating the patient’s plan of care.
• Serve as primary nurse designee for hospital-based patients, updating care plans and coordinating changes.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
• Educate medical community and partners on hospice referrals and benefits of early referral.
• Mentor and train new staff; provide performance feedback to leadership.
• Maintain professional representation of hospice organization in all external and internal engagements.
• Participate in hospital committees, public relations activities, and educational programs.
• Uphold organizational policies and procedures, fiscal responsibility, and ethical nursing standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications   Knowledge and Critical Skills

• Hospice philosophy, services, and admission criteria
• Advance Directives and state-specific regulations
• Medicare Conditions of Participation and insurance-related hospice coverage
• Pain and symptom management
• Community and LTC referral resources
• Excellent verbal/written communication and customer service skills
• Compassionate communication and cultural sensitivity
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, and independent decision-making
• Clinical nursing skills and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Ability to supervise and mentor staff
• Proficiency in EMR systems and Windows-based applications

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years in hospital or long-term care settings
• ICU or ER experience preferred
• Prior hospice experience a plus

License / Certification

• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Florida.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Level II AHCA Background Screening.
• Certification in Hospice and Palliative Nursing (preferred).

Education

• Diploma in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited program.

Other Requirements

• Have reliable transportation and flexibility to work across multiple hospital locations and perform home admissions as needed
• Meet OSHA and CMS immunization and safety requirements including medical clearance and up-to-date vaccinations (TB, Hepatitis, Flu)

The knowledge, skills and abilities listed above are typically acquired through the levels of education and experience listed.  However, any equivalent combination of education and/or experience, which provide an applicant with the listed knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job, is acceptable. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, or working conditions required of employees in this position. The organization reserves the right to modify or amend the duties of the position or to require that additional tasks be performed as organizational needs change. This description does not constitute a contract of employment, and employment with the organization is at-will, meaning either the employee or the organization may terminate the relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.