Registered Nurse Case Manager - Hospice
Alternate Solutions Health Network•Akron, OH
•Hybrid
About The Position
Summa Health at Home and Hospice is looking for a Registered Nurse to join their team. The Registered Nurse Case Manager (RNCM) - Hospice assumes ultimate accountability and leadership for the assessment of the patient condition and plan of care. The RNCM provides case management, clinical care and is responsible for coordination all disciplines involved in providing quality, cost-effective and billable care through direct care and supervision of care under the direction of the physician. ASHN adopts the RN scope of practice as outlined by the state for its licensed RN personnel.
Requirements
- One year of experience as a RN in an acute care or home care setting is required.
- Maintains active RN license in state of employment
- Understands and practices agency policies and procedures
- Maintains a professional appearance as a representative of the company
- Ability to remain calm, have patience and be accommodating.
- Compassionate and caring while working with patients and families.
- Knowledgeable on nursing best practices.
- Ability to make appropriate nursing judgments.
- Ability to identify a situation and handle it with the best possible solution.
- Detail-oriented and observant.
- Disciplined style of work ethic.
- Ability to prioritize and be timely.
- Works efficiently.
- Ability to follow directions and work as a team member.
- Valid driver's license and auto insurance in your name as a driver
- Registered Nurse with current license in the state of employment
Nice To Haves
- Hospice experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Oversees the overall care of the patient from beginning to end of life
- Does initial, comprehensive, and ongoing skilled nurse visits for patient and family as determined by plan of care
- Updates all doctor orders in patient chart accordingly
- Notifies doctor of any significant changes of the patient’s condition
- Manages interdisciplinary care as applicable
- Provides end of life care in a patient’s home as ordered by the attending physician
- Observes and monitors patient conditions
- Individualizes plan of care and adjusts as needs change
- Administers medication as prescribed by the physician
- Promotes continuity of care with appropriate admissions, transfers and discharges
- Counsels’ patient and family on the disease/progression
- Incorporates patient and family in development of plan of care
- Maintain effective communication with patients, families, physicians and co-workers.
- Oversees and supervises total care of patient provided by nurse aides and LPNs
- Evaluates the treatments and medical condition of the patient according to the plan of care
- Determines if the level of care being provided meets the patients’ needs
- Communicates with the LPNs and nurse aides on supervisory visit results
- Completes all clinical documentation in accordance with agency protocol and Medicare/Federal guidelines
- Documents all aspects of treatment, assessments, and patient education
- Communicates with scheduler any changes outside the normal
- Participates in all on-call requirements and case conferences
- Attends in-service trainings and mandatory agency meetings
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- We’ll help you put your passion for patient care to work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
