Registered Nurse- Home Care & Hospice Referral Specialist, Per-Diem, Days & one weekend per month, 8 AM - 4 PM, Atlantic Visiting Nurse, Morris County
Atlantic Health System · United States
FULL TIMEpart-time
Job Description
PD Home Care & Hospice Referral Specialist, RN Description Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for hospice, home care, and care coordination? Atlantic Visiting Nurse is seeking a compassionate and clinically experienced Home Care & Hospice Referral Specialist RN to join our Care Access Center. In this highly collaborative role, you'll serve as the clinical bridge between hospitals, physicians, patients, families, and our home care and hospice teams. You'll assess referrals, determine the appropriate level of care, coordinate admissions, and ensure patients receive timely, compassionate services that support safe transitions from hospital to home. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building relationships, and want to positively impact patients during some of life's most important moments, we'd love to hear from you. Principal Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments to determine patient eligibility for Home Care or Hospice services.
- Review medical documentation to ensure referrals meet admission criteria and regulatory requirements.
- Meet with patients and families to educate them on Home Care and Hospice services, benefits, and care philosophy.
- Collaborate with physicians, case managers, discharge planners, and interdisciplinary teams to coordinate seamless transitions of care.
- Complete timely referrals and documentation within Epic.
- Coordinate durable medical equipment and other services needed prior to discharge.
- Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and clinical case discussions.
- Support accurate diagnosis coding and documentation.
- Monitor referral activity and contribute to departmental growth initiatives.
- Maintain current knowledge of home care regulations, hospice standards, reimbursement guidelines, and payer requirements.
- Serve as a clinical resource for referral specialists, physicians, and internal stakeholders.
- Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
- Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
- Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
- Atlantic Medical Group
- Atlantic Visiting Nurse
- Atlantic Mobile Health
- Atlantic Rehabilitation
- Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For."
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
- Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
- Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026.
- Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
- Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
- Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
EEO STATEMENT
Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.Details
| Company | Atlantic Health System |
| Location | United States |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | healthcare |
| Experience | part-time |