Full-Time Hospice RN Case Manager - Lufkin

Reliant at Home•Lufkin, TX

About The Position

Reliant at Home is hiring a full-time Hospice RN Case Manager to cover Lufkin and surrounding areas. The position has potential for growth into a leadership role. Hospice experience is preferred, and Home Care Home Base EMR experience is a plus. The role provides comprehensive nursing care to hospice patients, including assessment of terminal disease impacts and patient and family needs; determining hospice eligibility and appropriate levels of care; developing and implementing plans of care; educating patients and families; coordinating with the interdisciplinary group; and directing hospice aides and LPNs/LVNs. The RN documents care and progress, monitors cases for third-party payor compliance, communicates changes and outcomes to physicians and other personnel, and provides on-call services as assigned. Reliant at Home is a Texas-only, multi-site home health, hospice, caregiver, and rehabilitation company with 14 Texas locations, including five hospice locations. The company describes its Bluebird Promise as a commitment to its values, culture priorities, and service pledge. It reports recognition as a Fortune Top Ten USA Best Workplace for Aging Services and Great Place to Work certification from 2020–2021 through 2024–2025.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited diploma, associate, or baccalaureate school of nursing.
Current registered nurse (RN) license, or licensure in accordance with Nurse Licensure Compact rules.
Current driver’s license.
Nursing skills consistent with generally accepted standards of practice.
Proof of current CPR.
Ability to read, write, and comprehend English.
Reliable transportation and valid, current automobile liability insurance.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience as a registered nurse in a clinical care setting; hospice experience is preferred.
Hospice experience.
Good interpersonal skills, particularly in palliation of end-of-life care.
Home Care Home Base EMR experience.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the effects of terminal disease on patients’ physical, functional, psychological, 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, and recommend revisions as necessary to support quality and continuity of care.
Consult with and educate patients and families about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, nutrition, and dietary needs; prioritize needs with the interdisciplinary group and train other staff as needed.
Determine the scope and frequency of services based on acuity and patient and family needs, and assess caregivers’ ability to meet immediate patient needs.
Initiate appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Use infection-control concepts and standard precautions to prevent contamination and disease transmission.
Provide clinical direction to hospice aides and LPNs/LVNs.
Prepare clinical and progress notes that demonstrate progress toward established goals and ensure appropriate documentation.
Inform physicians and other personnel of changes in patient needs and intervention outcomes, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
Monitor assigned cases for compliance with third-party payor requirements.
Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency, and promote agency philosophy and administrative policies.
Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients and families as assigned.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, team members, and other health care professionals.