LPN Representative- mostly office based (Full-Time, 1.0/Days)

Your Career at Hospice…

Hospice & Community Care provides quality care to thousands of patients and families every year so they can live better at end of life. We are able to support hundreds of individuals in our community each day because of our incredible staff. Whether in a clinical role or supporting the organization behind the scenes, your career at Hospice & Community Care makes a meaningful difference to patients and families.

LPN Representative

Full Time

Days -  9am - 6pm

Mostly an office based role

JOB SUMMARY

Manages preadmission process for new referrals, communicates with all contracted hospitals to respond to and addresses urgent and ongoing needs for hospitalized patients awaiting discharge, and provides triage nursing to answer medical questions coming into admissions office and prioritizing the greatest needs for patient visits.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

Responds to new hospital referrals and information visits with initial telehealth visits.

Makes follow up calls to all hospitalized waiting patients awaiting discharge to ensure all arrangements are prepared for post-discharge visit  including medications, durable medical equipment (DME), transportation, and any other needs.

Triages phone calls coming into admissions to answer nursing related questions and prioritize admission visits to ensure patients with the greatest needs are escalated.

Starts charts for new admissions when applicable.

Available to cover admission visits based on staffing and referral volumes.

Conducts in person (out in the community) and virtual preadmission meetings with patients and families including: 

• providing patient family education
• entering pertinent information into the electronic medical record (EMR), including demographics, insurance information, and medications.
• communicating with community physician to confirm attending to receive verbal certification.
• collaborating with hospice physician to ensure eligibility.
• sharing pertinent information with respective hospice team
• Sending, receiving, and scanning all necessary preadmissions consent forms in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Starting the patient chart.

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate of an approved school of practical nursing. Maintains current Pennsylva­nia nursing license. 

One year of nursing experience as a licensed practical nurse within last four years required.

We offer a full range of benefits including:

• Health Insurance *
• Dental and Vision Insurance ^
• Short and Long Term Disability- Employer Paid *
• Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) - Employer Paid *
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) ^
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid Holidays ^
• Paid Time off (PTO) ^
• Shift Differentials
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program ^
• Free Flu Shots
• Mileage reimbursement
• Educational Opportunities
• AAA Membership – Employer Paid ^
• Chair Massages – Employer Paid
• Fresh Fruit during the summer
• Semi-Annual “All Staff” meetings
• Fun, employer-sponsored activities and recognition events

* Must work a minimum of 64 hours per two-week pay period

^ Must work a minimum of 40 hours per two week pay period

Must be vaccinated for  influenza or be granted a religious/medical exemption. 

EOE