Patient Care Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice
Commonheart · West Bend, WI · 2 wk ago
Healthcare$88k–$105k/yrFull-time
Join our team as a Hospice PCC and make a meaningful difference during one of life’s most important journeys. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to support patients and their families, collaborate with a compassionate clinical team, and help ensure high-quality, patient-centered hospice care. If you’re looking for a rewarding opportunity where your clinical expertise, compassion, and dedication can truly make an impact, we’d love to have you join our team!
About the role
The Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) is responsible to provide clinical leadership, guidance, and mentoring support for Hospice and its staff.
Responsibilities
- Maintains and actively promotes effective communication with residents and family members/personal representatives.
- Responsible for maintaining a positive image of Commonheart in the community keeping in alignment with our mission, vision and values.
- Supervise and direct care of other nursing personnel including RNs, LPNs and Hospice Aids.
- Support/triage patient care visits and clinical questions and serve as RN Case Manager, as needed.
- Teach appropriate interventions, medications, effects and side effects to patient, caregiver, volunteers and other as appropriate.
- Lead, collaborate, and participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings to establish, review and revise the plan of care for each patient, including exchange of information, review of problems, and sharing of professional support.
- In conjunction with Director, lead assigned Hospice region to achieve the organizational annual goals and objectives and assures implementation as scheduled.
- Support the hospice intake and referral process to ensure timely and appropriate response to inquiries and admissions.
- Work with providers and the hospice team to