Hospice RN Case Manager - Day Shift (Middleton area)

Agrace • Madison, WI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Agrace is hiring a full-time Hospice RN Case Manager for the Middleton area. The role is based in the Madison, Wisconsin area and is a day-shift position, Monday through Friday, with rotating on-call coverage: one weekend per quarter, every eighth weekend, and two holidays per year. The position includes driving and offers a $6,000 sign-on bonus.

The Nurse Case Manager is responsible for patient and family satisfaction through nursing care and case management, including assessments, creating and updating plans of care, providing interventions, communicating, and documenting. Care must be patient- and family-centered and consistent with Agrace’s philosophy, goals, standards, regulations, and policies.

Agrace is a nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider serving southern Wisconsin. The organization describes a culture of belonging that values staff, patients, and clients’ experiences, cultures, and traditions and emphasizes respectful, individualized care.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the state of employment.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills.
• Intermediate electronic health records skills.
• Ability to use proper body mechanics, safe patient handling, and standard precautions.

Nice To Haves

• One year of nursing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ and families’ physical, pain-related, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and educational needs according to the plan of care.
• Collect information from patients, families, significant others, interdisciplinary team members, and other health care professionals.
• Identify, interpret, and document assessment data gathered through nursing interviews, physical assessments, and other health data.
• Document and report significant condition changes and unusual incidents to appropriate interdisciplinary team members, including concerns such as abuse or neglect, suicidal intent, harmful coping mechanisms, or violence.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and primary care provider to create HES for hospice eligibility determination.
• Respond to patient and family needs, changes in condition, and needs for acute intervention.
• Provide interventions, treatments, and pain management to meet patient and family needs; evaluate effectiveness and adjust as needed.
• Educate patients and families about pain and symptom management, end of life, and related topics; evaluate the effectiveness of education and adjust as needed.
• Formulate, implement, and revise individualized plans of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, patient, and family.
• Develop reasonable, achievable outcome measures and establish priorities for planning and providing care.
• Read, understand, and follow the plan of care.
• Document interventions, outcomes, and changes in patient condition in the electronic health record.
• Delegate visits to appropriate disciplines and manage visit sets.
• Oversee the work of Certified Nursing Assistants and Licensed Practical Nurses.
• Participate in meetings to plan and evaluate patient and family services.
• Precept new staff and students.

Benefits

• $6,000 sign-on bonus.
• Competitive salary with mileage reimbursement.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees hired for 28 or more hours per week (0.7 FTE or more).
• Retirement plans with employer matching.
• Generous paid time off and holiday paid time off.
• Comprehensive onboarding, mentorship, and career development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree