Hospice RN Case Manager
About The Position
Mission Hospice & Home Care serves patients and families in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay with quality care and compassionate end-of-life support and education. Founded in 1979, we are a local, independent nonprofit that has provided thousands of patients and their families with physical, emotional, and spiritual support throughout the journey from a life-threatening diagnosis through death and bereavement. This full-time position offers competitive pay, generous benefits and a supportive work environment. We are seeking a Hospice Nurse Case Manager to be responsible for identifying patient/family needs and for providing skilled nursing assessment, planning and supportive care and appropriate services in accordance with the attending physician’s plan of treatment and orders.
Requirements
- One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of California.
- Current California Driver’s License and automobile insurance that meets State of California requirements, if driving a car.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in acute care/ home health and/or hospice setting preferred.
- Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable.
- HPNA certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assume primary responsibility for a patient/family caseload that includes the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating phases of the nursing process.
- Maintain a caseload and productivity per agency’s protocol.
- Initiate communication with attending physicians, other hospice staff members and other agencies as needed to coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient/family.
- Maintain regular communication with Director of Patient Services/designee to review caseload.
- Maintain regular communication with the attending physician concerning patient/family care needs and response to interventions.
Benefits
- competitive pay
- generous benefits
- supportive work environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
