Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager | Hospice

Avera • Sioux Falls, SD

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager provides hospice care planning, service utilization, care coordination, and education for interdisciplinary teams managing patient care. The role develops patient care plans with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, delivering patient-centered care efficiently and effectively to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Working in patients’ homes, the nurse uses clinical expertise and problem-solving to make recommendations to physicians based on comprehensive physical, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and bereavement assessments. The role includes start-of-care visits, post-hospital evaluations, recertifications, discharges, and supervisory visits. The nurse partners with patients, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team to develop and adjust plans of care, supports appropriate resource utilization, and educates patients, families, and caregivers about disease processes, community resources, and recommended self-care.

The position is primarily day shift, with night, weekend, and holiday on-call involvement. It is based at Avera at Home Hospice in Sioux Falls. The listed pay range is $32.50–$48.50; actual pay depends on experience. The role may be eligible for a $15,000 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) license from the Board of Nursing, required upon hire.
• Ability to work the hours specified, including night, weekend, and holiday on-call involvement.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Ability to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made if they do not cause undue hardship.

Nice To Haves

• 1–3 years of experience in home health or hospice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including physical, psychosocial, emotional, spiritual, and bereavement assessments, and make care recommendations to physicians.
• Perform start-of-care visits, post-hospital evaluations, patient recertifications, discharges, and supervisory visits using the nursing process and proficient assessment skills.
• Develop plans of care in collaboration with the physician, interdisciplinary team, and patient.
• Recommend efficient and effective use of resources and implement clinical protocols during admission visits based on the patient’s diagnosis.
• Respond to requests for changes in plans of care, assess whether changes are appropriate, and determine whether a change in condition is significant enough to require an OASIS.
• Provide instruction and disease-management education to patients and caregivers as ordered by the physician.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about disease processes, community resources, and recommended self-care.
• Coordinate work with team members and maintain an effective, productive team environment.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.

Benefits

• May be eligible for a $15,000 sign-on bonus.
• PTO available from day one for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development supported by hands-on training and mentorship.
• A wide range of benefits is available to qualifying part-time and full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed