Hospice RN Case Manager - Columbia, SC

Patriot Healthcare•Columbia, SC

14h

About The Position

Join Patriot Healthcare – Where Compassion Meets Excellence in Hospice Care Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking to make a real difference in the lives of patients and families? At Patriot Healthcare, we believe in putting care back in healthcare. As a premier hospice organization, we are driven by compassion, integrity, and a deep commitment to quality of life. We are currently seeking exceptional RN Case Managers to join our collaborative, mission-driven team. Here, you won’t just find a job – you’ll find a purpose. Our Registered Nurses are at the heart of our care model, working closely with interdisciplinary teams to provide comfort, dignity, and support at life’s most important moments. The primary purpose of your job position is to provide, coordinate, and direct the provision of hospice services according to physician’s orders and patient plan of treatment based on hospice policies and procedures, through the application of the nursing process.

Requirements

Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university and be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of South Carolina.

Nice To Haves

1 year of experience as a nurse in a hospital, long-term care facility, or other related health care facility is preferred.
Hospice experience also preferred.

Responsibilities

Steward the philosophy/mission of PH Healthcare which focuses on the overriding values of human dignity and respectful response to the needs of persons with life threatening/terminal and/or chronic illnesses.
Serve as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and attends meetings.
Follow the Nursing Standards of PH Healthcare.
Demonstrate familiarity with policies of the hospice, state, and federal regulations pertaining to hospice and general nursing services.
Implement hospice nursing care in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines.
Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Director of Clinical Services as necessary/required, concerning the operation of the nursing service department.
Participate in the hospice quality assurance program as directed by the Director of Clinical Services.
Build effective relationships with contracted facility nursing staff to ensure that the hospice care service is well integrated into the facility plan of care for hospice patients.
Full and appropriate documentation of direct patient care services to support successful professional billing of these services.
Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
Supervise Hospice Aide care.
Supervise CNA schedules.
Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the hospice’s policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents.
Accept responsibility for the coordination of the physical care of the patient by teaching primary caregivers, volunteers and family members as necessary.
Maintain up-to-date patient records so that problems, plans, actions and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes are reflected as they occur.
Inform hospice and facility staff of unusual or potentially problematic patient and/or family issues.
Provide appropriate support at time of death.
Provide the Director of Clinical Services with information relative to the nursing needs of the patient.
Initiate communication with hospice physician, attending physician, other hospice staff members, facility staff, and other agencies as needed to coordinate care and use of resources for the patient and family.
Maintains regular communication with facility nursing staff to review care including attending SNF care plan meetings.
Assign personal care tasks to Hospice Aides according to the plan of care.
Maintains a liaison with the patient, their families, support departments, etc., to adequately plan for the patients’ needs.