Registered Nurse (RN) Coordinator

This position supports the day-to-day of the team clinical functions, coordination of patient care within the scope of the services of the Facility Based team. The RN Coordinator acts as a liaison between the Manager/Director and Hospice Buffalo staff, patients/families, and outside agencies. Assists with maintaining office processes and cross training to LPN Coordinator role. May involve direct patient care.

Assists in coordination, triage, and implementation of the patient plan of care.

Effectively collaborates with the interdisciplinary teams, LPN Coordinators, or Management Team.

Facilitates professional communication from outside agencies, patients, primary care givers, or designees regarding any questions or concerns.

Must be able to competently perform all functions of the office RN/LPN Coordinator duties, inclusive of all platforms and documentation requirements. Assists in scheduling patient visits and complete workflow processes.

Provide timely documentation/data entry per Hospice time frames and deadlines.

Demonstrates ability to identify all physical, psychosocial, environmental, safety, emotional and spiritual needs related to the terminal illness that must be addressed in order to promote the patient's well-being, comfort, and dignity throughout the dying process and documents findings on all appropriate forms and on the plan of care.

Execute patient/family/caregiver teaching in all given situations including disease progression and etiologies of common symptoms (i.e. pain, anxiety, delirium, SOB, edema, nausea & vomiting etc.).

Assist the team with other administrative functions, as necessary. May periodically perform the basic supervisor functions when needed to cover the daily operations of the team manager. Assists with field supervisions as requested.

May occasionally be called on to make field visits in the facility based services settings (SNF/ALF/GH).

Adheres to requirements of both CHPC and Hospice Buffalo policies and procedures that are both patient focused (clinical) and organizational focused (administrative); Adheres to HIPPA regulations and policies.

Maintains the security of patient electronic/written records.

Participate in holiday schedule rotation.

Graduate of an accredited School of Registered Professional Nursing with a current RN licensure in the State of New York.

Valid Driver's License, free of serious violations, and vehicle required for use when on duty.

Minimum of (2) Years of nursing practice as a professional nurse is required.

Hospice or palliative care experience preferred.