Home Health RN Case Manager | Marion County
About The Position
Iowa Home Care is seeking a Registered Nurse Case Manager to serve patients throughout Marion County. In this position, you’ll combine clinical nursing skills with care coordination, patient education, and advocacy to help individuals receive the right services at the right time. You’ll develop relationships with patients and their families while working closely with physicians, therapists, aides, and other healthcare professionals. Your clinical judgment and communication will play an important role in helping patients remain safe and successful at home. Home health offers a different kind of nursing experience. You’ll have the opportunity to: Build lasting relationships with patients and caregivers Manage your own field-based schedule Use your assessment and clinical decision-making skills See patients in the environment where their care actually takes place Coordinate multiple disciplines around a common plan of care Help patients and families understand and participate in their healthcare Make practical recommendations that can improve safety and independence Work with a supportive clinical team while maintaining professional autonomy. As a Home Health RN Case Manager, you aren't simply making visits—you’re helping coordinate the entire patient experience. Your assessment, communication, organization, and clinical expertise can make the difference between a patient feeling overwhelmed by their healthcare and feeling confident managing it at home.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- One (1) to two (2) years of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
- Current RN licensure and CPR certification.
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
- Licensed driver with automobile that is in good working order and insured in accordance with the organization requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Clinical Judgment: Comfortable assessing patients, recognizing changes, prioritizing needs, and determining when additional intervention is necessary.
- Accountability: Follows through. From documentation and physician communication to coordinating services, understands that details matter.
- Communication: Can explain complex healthcare information in a way patients and families can understand while maintaining strong communication with the clinical team.
- Compassion: Recognizes that every patient has a different story, home environment, family dynamic, and set of goals. Approaches each person with dignity and respect.
- Independence & Teamwork: Comfortable managing responsibilities in the field while knowing when to reach out and collaborate with the team.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments at admission and throughout the patient's episode of care
- Identify patient and family needs and establish appropriate goals and interventions
- Create, implement, and update individualized plans of care
- Provide skilled nursing treatments and interventions within your scope of practice
- Evaluate patient response to treatment and identify changes that may require intervention
- Communicate with physicians and obtain updated orders when clinically indicated
- Coordinate nursing, therapy, aide, and other services involved in the patient's care
- Work closely with PT, OT, speech therapy, social work, home health aides, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Provide patients and caregivers with education related to medications, disease management, treatments, safety, and self-care
- Encourage patients and families to participate in decisions regarding their care
- Provide appropriate direction and supervision to home health aides
- Complete required supervisory visits and follow-up
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and required patient records
- Communicate significant changes in condition promptly to physicians and members of the care team
- Monitor the overall effectiveness of the plan of care and make recommendations for changes when needed
- Help patients identify resources and strategies that support continued safety and independence at home
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Flexible spending account
- Paid mileage or company-sponsored vehicle
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee wellness program
- Continuing education and professional development opportunities
- Clinical leadership and case management support
- A collaborative interdisciplinary environment
- Career growth opportunities with a locally owned home care agency
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
