Hospice Triage RN

RN Triage In Hospice Department

40 hours / week: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

About the Job: The RN Triage position in the Hospice Department is a critical, Non-Exempt clinical communications role updated for September 2026. Based in southern New Hampshire, this professional serves as the central bridge connecting patients, families, remote field staff, and physicians. This role primarily manages high-volume call prioritization and care coordination from the office, while retaining the operational flexibility to step into the field to deliver hands-on clinical visits, admissions, and death pronouncements when necessary.

What You'll Do:

• Manage & Triage Calls: Field and prioritize urgent patient and caregiver calls, providing direct clinical support, guidance, and assessment.
• Coordinate Interdisciplinary Care: Act as a central liaison between families, physicians, and intake departments to streamline patient orders, prescriptions, scheduling, and referrals.
• Support Field Staff: Serve as an accessible, real-time clinical resource for remote field nurses via phone, in-person meetings, or secure messaging.
• Document in Real Time: Maintain meticulous, immediate medical records of all calls, actions, and triage advice directly within Epic.
• Provide Field & Leadership Backup: Conduct scheduled or emergent field visits (including routine care, admissions, or pronouncements) and provide coverage for Clinical or House Managers as needed.

Who You Are:

• A Licensed Nursing Professional: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an active RN License from the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (or active compact state licensure) and current CPR Certification.
• An Experienced Caregiver: Possess at least 3 years of recent acute care experience in a community setting (5 years preferred), ideally combined with a background in community health or end-of-life care.
• An Expert in Palliative Care: Equipped with comprehensive knowledge of pain/symptom management and terminal illness care, ideally backed by a BSN or MSN and knowledge of Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
• A Skilled Communicator & Tech-Savvy Adaptor: Proficient with Epic EMR software, possessing excellent multi-tasking, problem-solving, and time-management skills under pressure.
• Vetted & Mobile: Ready to clear background compliance with a valid driver's license, satisfactory criminal record, and Bureau of Aging and Adult Services (BAAS) check.

Why You'll Love Us:

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees.
• Short-term, long-term disability, life & pet insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement & Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program.
• 403(b) Retirement savings plans.
• Continuous earned time accrual.

We value diversity in backgrounds and in experiences. Healthcare is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of healthcare.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualifications

Skills:

Team Oriented: Intermediate

Teaching: Intermediate

Reliable: Intermediate

Influencing: Intermediate

Interpersonal Skills: Intermediate

Encouragement/Encouraging: Intermediate

Examining: Intermediate

Empathy: Novice

Driving: Advanced

Data Collection: Intermediate

Commitment: Intermediate

Critical Thinking: Intermediate

Computer: Intermediate

Compassion: Intermediate

Comforting: Intermediate

Active Listening: Intermediate

Behaviors:

Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations:

Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work

Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Education:

Required: Associates or better in Nursing

Preferred: Bachelors or better in Nursing

Experience:

Required: 1-2 years: 1-2 yrs. experience in homecare or acute care setting

Licenses & Certifications:

CPR Certification

Registered Nurse

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