Hospice RN Case Manager PRN - Cave Creek

Assisted Home Health & Hospice•Phoenix, AZ

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Assisted offers great and rewarding career opportunities making a difference in the lives of people. Join our team and love what you do! Help others. Make a difference. Be proud. We invest in the people who make us great. At Assisted, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive and rewarding benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and career growth.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
Current, active license in the state of Arizona Board of Nursing
Current CPR
health clearance
TB clearance

Nice To Haves

Diversity candidates and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Responsibilities

Apply specific criteria for admission and re-certification to establish patient’s eligibility and appropriate levels of care.
Assess the impact of the serious illness or terminal diagnosis on patient’s physical, functional, environmental, safety, ADL and psycho-social needs, including risk for pathological grief.
Assess all aspects of the patient’s pain and develop an individualized pain management plan.
Identify patient verbal and non-verbal communications patterns.
Assess the ability of the caregiver to meet the patient’s immediate needs at start of care and throughout care.
Develop an individualized palliative plan of care based on the needs identified which demonstrates management of discomfort and provision of symptom relief.
Additional list of duties and responsibilities is provided in the Job Description