Registered Nurse I Case Manager - Alameda County: Oakland

21st Century Home Health Services•Oakland, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

21st Century Home Health Services is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse, Level 1, to provide home health case management in Alameda County, with an anticipated coverage area of Oakland and surrounding cities. The role requires field work and visits to patients in their homes. The schedule is Tuesday–Saturday or Sunday–Thursday, and the nurse must be willing to work either Saturday or Sunday. The position has a primary territory, but occasional coverage outside that area may be required to support vacancies, leaves of absence, higher patient census, or other client care needs. The nurse creates, implements, and executes plans of care to promote wellness and prevent rehospitalization. They assess patients and families, provide or oversee assistance and teaching related to clinical needs, and work with patients and caregivers toward improvement or stability. The role case-manages each care episode in collaboration with an interdisciplinary clinical team, physicians, and agency staff, and completes clinical notes, orders, and charting within compliant time frames. The organization describes its model as combining home health care with structure, tools, resources, and clinician support. It offers administrative assistance to case managers, flexible scheduling, targeted territories, autonomy, advancement opportunities, and professional development. Most RN case managers are hired as RNIs. Advancement to RNII may be available when the nurse is ready to supervise two LVNs, manage a larger caseload, and assume greater decision-making responsibility and autonomy.

Requirements

Current and unrestricted California RN license.
Current BLS/CPR certification.
Valid California driver’s license.
Must be willing to work either Saturday or Sunday.
High level of clinical knowledge in home health care is highly preferred.
Self-directed approach.
Empathetic disposition.
Critical-thinking ability.
Outstanding interpersonal skills.
Leadership skills.
Organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with high-acuity patients.
Experience working with an interdisciplinary team.
Knowledge of case-management fundamentals.

Responsibilities

Create, implement, and execute the overall plan of care to promote wellness and prevent rehospitalization.
Perform a full assessment of the patient and family upon the initial visit.
Use assessment data to develop an advanced plan of care, including rehabilitation.
Assist and teach patients and their family members or caregivers in areas such as wound care, blood draws, tube feedings, tracheostomy care, Foley catheters, CHF management, and medication education.
Work one-on-one with patients and families to achieve improvement or stability.
Case-manage each patient’s care episode with the interdisciplinary clinical team.
Prepare clinical notes, orders, and charting within a compliant time frame.
Collaborate with physicians and agency staff to deliver care.
Work in the field and visit patients in their homes.
Be available for occasional coverage outside the primary territory when organizational or patient-care needs require it.

Benefits

401(k) with matching, including a match of up to 4%.
Generous paid time off.
Medical benefits.
Dental benefits.
Life insurance.
Achievable incentive bonus program; the posting describes a $10,000 annual bonus paid quarterly for RN Level 1.
Comprehensive health benefits.
Flexible work schedules.
Administrative support for time-consuming case-manager tasks.
Opportunity for advancement and professional development.
Autonomy and targeted territories.