Hospice RN Case Manager - South Fort Worth, TX

Halcyon Home • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

Halcyon Home is seeking a dedicated, compassionate full-time Hospice RN Case Manager to serve patients in South Fort Worth, Texas. The role focuses on providing high-quality hospice nursing care, assessing patients’ clinical and nonclinical needs, coordinating care, and supporting patients and their families through end-of-life care. The case manager works with the interdisciplinary group and other healthcare professionals to promote continuity of care and positive patient outcomes.

Halcyon Home is a fast-growing, Central Texas-owned home health, hospice, and home care company. The company emphasizes hospitality and compassion and reports having been voted Best in Home Health/Hospice four years running and Best in Home Care three years running by the Senior Resource Guide. It also identifies itself as a 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.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of how the terminal disease affects patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
• Apply hospice admission and recertification criteria to determine appropriate levels of care and patient eligibility.
• Develop, implement, and document plans of care to ensure quality and continuity, recommending revisions as needed.
• Consult with and educate patients and families about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Prioritize patient needs with members of the interdisciplinary group.
• 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 LPN/LVNs.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes documenting progress toward established goals.
• Ensure quality patient care and appropriate documentation.
• Inform physicians and other personnel about changes in patients’ needs and intervention outcomes, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
• Monitor assigned cases for compliance with third-party payer requirements.
• Maintain professional growth and competency, and promote the agency’s philosophy and administrative policies.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, team members, and other healthcare professionals.

Benefits

• Five weeks of PTO plus nine holidays in the first year.
• Six weeks of PTO plus nine holidays starting in year two.
• 401(k).
• Dental insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Life insurance.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Vision insurance.
• Education and training opportunities.
• Team support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed