Hospice RN Case Manager

Halcyon Home•Katy, TX

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About The Position

Halcyon Home is seeking a dedicated, compassionate Full-Time Hospice RN Case Manager in Katy, Texas. The role supports patients and families through hospice care, emphasizing hospitality, compassion, positive patient outcomes, and effective communication. The RN conducts comprehensive initial and ongoing assessments, determines hospice eligibility and appropriate levels of care, develops and documents care plans, and coordinates services with patients, families, the interdisciplinary group, physicians, and other healthcare professionals. The position also provides clinical direction to Hospice Aides and LPNs/LVNs, supports staff training, and includes assigned on-call responsibilities. Halcyon Home is a fast-growing, Central Texas-owned home health, hospice, and home care company. The company describes itself as a people-first, supportive workplace and notes that it has been recognized by the Senior Resource Guide and Great Place to Work.

Requirements

Current RN license in good standing with the state nursing board.
Strong clinical and assessment skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of or experience using the Homecare Homebase EMR.
Experience in hospice or a related healthcare setting.
Home health experience, or experience in a related field with a desire to learn about home healthcare.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of how terminal disease affects patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
Apply hospice admission and recertification criteria to establish appropriate levels of care and patient eligibility.
Implement, develop, and document plans of care to ensure quality and continuity, recommending revisions as needed.
Consult with and educate patients and families about the disease process, self-care, end-of-life care, nutrition, and dietary needs.
Prioritize needs with members of the interdisciplinary group (IDG).
Provide training to other staff as needed.
Determine the scope and frequency of services based on patient acuity and patient and family needs.
Assess caregivers’ ability to meet patients’ immediate needs at admission and throughout care.
Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Apply infection-control concepts and standard precautions when coordinating and performing patient care.
Provide clinical direction to Hospice Aides and LPNs/LVNs to ensure quality and continuity of services.
Prepare clinical and progress notes that demonstrate progress toward established goals.
Ensure continuity of quality patient care with appropriate documentation.
Inform physicians and other personnel about changes in patient needs and intervention outcomes, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
Monitor assigned cases for compliance with third-party payer requirements.
Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency, and promote agency philosophy and administrative policies.
Perform assigned on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients and families.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, team members, and other healthcare professionals.

Benefits

Five weeks of paid time off plus nine holidays in the first year; six weeks of paid time off plus nine holidays beginning in year two.
401(k).
Dental insurance.
Disability insurance.
Health insurance.
Health savings account.
Life insurance.
Mileage reimbursement.
Tuition reimbursement.
Vision insurance.
Education and training opportunities.
Team support and a people-first culture.