What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admission Team Leader position at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care?
Founded in 1982 as Joliet Area Community Hospice, Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care is an independent, nonprofit healthcare provider licensed in 11 counties in northwest Illinois. We provide exceptional serious illness care, hospice care and grief support for adults and children.
The majority of our direct patient care is in the field with Lightways team members providing care in the home, nursing facility or assisted living facility. We also have a 24-bed inpatient unit in Joliet. Non-clinical staff are based out of our Joliet administrative offices.
We currently have a full time opening for an Admissions Team Leader, with at least 2 years hospice experience. The Team Leader assists the department in managing all aspects of the referral to admission process for both Hospice and Serious Illness departments, including oversight of the Admissions Registered Nurses and Referral Coordinators. Candidate must possess strong organizational and documentational skills, multitasking, and be able to logistically plan out the admission nurse's day. The position also requires establishing and maintaining positive relationships with clients and referral sources, responding timely to client requests and concerns. The candidate will track referral and admission statistics, and assist/coach the admission nurse to ensure they are meeting an 80% conversion rate or above, to admit patients to hospice. Responsible for precepting new hires in the department.
The candidate for this position must have flexibility to go out in the field on occasion to meet with patients and families and may occasionally be needed for some hours on the weekend.
The successful candidate will be an RN with a current IL license, have excellent interpersonal communication skills, have a minimum of two (2) years hospice experience and have excellent multi-tasking skills.
This is a full time position eligible for full benefits after 30 days. Lightways offers medical, dental, vision, a generous paid time off (PTO) plan and 401k with a matching benefit.
For additional information on Lightways benefit package, please visit Lightways.org and click on Careers.
Salary : $68,000 - $93,000
