Hospice House RN Case Manager | PRN | Hospice

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center•West Burlington, IA

14d•$39

About The Position

Delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation in coordination with other health team members. Effectively interacts with the patient, patient family, and other health team members while maintaining high standards of professional nursing. Provides high quality care to the following patient populations: Adult patients experiencing a life limiting illness deemed to be in the last six months of life. Coordinates all hospice services required for optimal end of life care. Manages hospice resources for optimal patient care.The Case Manager works as a part of the interdisciplinary care team, addressing the patient's quality and plan of care, goals and expected outcomes, and readmissions prevention/reduction strategies. The case manager coordinates discharge education while serving as a resource to the care team with progressive work towards discharge planning in both the inpatient and Emergency Department settings.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree (AA) Graduate of an accredited school of nursing Required
Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) Required
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation;
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions.
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Actively looking for ways to help people
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. Formulates solutions to problems or contacts the appropriate person to correct the problem.
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor Degree in Science of Nursing (BSN) Preferred
1-3 years Acute Care Hospital Experience Preferred
1-3 years Prefer experience in Case Management and Discharge Planning Preferred

Responsibilities

Accurate and timely record patient psychosocial assessments and interdisciplinary team meetings
Recognize opportunities for documentation improvement and collaboration for plan of care.
Effective and appropriate communication with providers, nursing and ancillary staff, and leaders.
Ability to multi task and manage multiple priorities
Accurate input of data and review of quality metrics.
Demonstrate an understanding of medical complications, co-morbidities, severity of illness, risk of mortality, secondary diagnosis, and an ability to impart this knowledge to providers and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members as necessary.
Gather and analyze information pertinent to documentation findings and outcomes.
Timely follow up of culture results and commmunication.
Understanding of social determinants of health screening and assisting the interdisciplinary team with communication of resources to the patient.
Ability to manage patient's health concerns utilizing technology
Regular and reliable attendance.
Review potential admits with Clinical Liaison to assess for discharge planning needs/barriers.
Complete care management initial evaluation within two business days of admission.
Attend daily (M-F) rehab huddles as indicated by medical necessity and/or discharge planning.
Guide weekly required TEAMS meetings.
Complete Interdisciplinary Plan of Care (IPOC) power forms as indicated.
Complete concurrent insurance reviews.
Initiate post discharge follow-up phone calls on discharged patients within two business days.
Stay informed on Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations for acute inpatient rehabilitation.