Hospice Patient Care Coordinator Nurse

We are professional, innovative, customer-centric and our goal is to be the premier hospice agency providing compassionate care and services to patients, caregivers, and families necessary for the management of the terminal illness and related conditions.

We stand By-The-Side of our patients and their families, our facility partners, our staff, and our community. We're driven by this mission to be true advocates for all and this is what drives us to be the best.

The hospice patient care coordinator (PCC) nurse in an essential member of the hospice team. The PCC nurse assists the team members in the field so they can stay focused on providing the best care . The PCC nurse provides assistance to the team in many ways including:

• Coordinating care with other medical professionals

• Writing orders

• Sending faxes and emails

• Receiving and making phone calls

• Providing detailed documentation

• Auditing charts

• Ordering DME and Medications

• Assist hospice team to stay focused on providing care

• Attend IDT meetings

The PCC Nurse will spend most of their time in the office assisting the other hospice team members but will get to spend some time in the field visiting patients as well. A PCC nurse can be either an Registered Nurse (RN) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) and based on their credentials will also perform the following:

• RN - Manage a case load of a couple patients providing direct care in the field.

• NP - Perform face-to-face encounters and work closely with Medical Director on coordination of care

Skills & Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• Works well with other team members

• Highly organized with the ability to solve problems

• Ability to work in office and field settings

• Experience with computers and software

• Licensed as an RN or NP in State of WI

Becoming a member of the By Your Side Hospice family is a rewarding career as we are focused on assisting the most fragile patients and their families in our community.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: $40.00 - $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

• On call

• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person

• Long term care

• Nursing home

• Office

• Outpatient

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Milwaukee, WI: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Hospice & palliative medicine: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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