Home Health RN Case Manager, South Central Chicago

Advocate Health • Oak Lawn, IL

3d • $38 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager provides home health nursing care across the South Central Chicago service area, including the North Neighborhoods, Pilsen, North Lawndale, west Midway, areas east to the lake, and south to 79th Street/South Shore. The role develops therapeutic relationships with patients and families, assesses their needs and readiness, and provides individualized, holistic care. The case manager coordinates care with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team, including referrals and discharge planning, and responds to changes in clinical situations by evaluating and adjusting plans of care.

The position supports quality, cost-effective care by applying evidence-based standards, mobilizing resources, participating in quality and safety initiatives, meeting regulatory requirements, and educating patients, families, and colleagues. It also involves professional collaboration, ongoing development, sound clinical judgment, appropriate delegation, ethical decision-making, and maintaining confidentiality and professional conduct.

This is a full-time home health role scheduled Monday through Friday, with the posting listing both 8:00 AM–4:30 PM and 8:00 AM–5:00 PM. Weekend and on-call rotations are required, and occasional overtime may be needed. The role requires travel throughout the Advocate service area to patients’ homes in varied weather, road, social, and environmental conditions. The work may involve exposure to infectious specimens and other adverse or hazardous conditions, and visits may be to residences that are not accessible to people with disabilities.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
• One year of medical-surgical experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the requirements for the RN role.
• Earn 10 continuing education credits annually.
• Current CPR certification.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good documentation skills.
• Computer skills.
• Good time-management and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with patient-care equipment.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts to accommodate staffing.
• Ability to take on-call assignments.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and complete work within short timeframes.
• Ability to transport objects, patients, and equipment; assist with ambulation, turning, and transferring patients up to 200 pounds.
• Ability to respond quickly to patient needs and work at a fast pace.
• Ability to access all areas of the unit and respond to patients in a timely manner.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance; for patient lifts over 35 pounds or when a patient cannot assist, patient-handling equipment is expected to be used with at least one other associate when available.
• Ability to travel throughout the service area in all types of weather and on all types of roads.
• Willingness to work occasional overtime if needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients throughout the healthcare continuum.
• Adapt communication to patients’ individual needs and provide individualized care that promotes physical and psychosocial comfort.
• Assess patient and family readiness, involve them in planning and implementing care, seek consultation as needed, and use a holistic approach to care planning.
• Facilitate patients’ and families’ rights to quality, cost-effective care and mobilize resources when outcomes may be negatively affected.
• Adapt practice to current evidence-based standards and participate in quality improvement, risk-reduction, and patient-safety initiatives.
• Meet regulatory and mandatory requirements.
• Assess patient and family learning needs, use appropriate educational resources, and support educational growth among nursing peers and colleagues.
• Recognize changes in clinical situations, evaluate and implement changes to the plan of care, and make sound clinical decisions for patients with complex problems.
• Prioritize and organize patient care and ensure planned care is completed.
• Initiate referrals and discharge planning and coordinate care using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Apply ethical decision-making, protect confidentiality, and maintain appropriate business conduct.
• Delegate appropriately to unlicensed assistive personnel and seek resources for disruptive behavior that impedes care delivery.
• Participate in unit meetings and activities that improve patient care or administrative systems.
• Maintain current practice knowledge, communicate effectively, provide feedback, resolve conflicts, collaborate with healthcare team members, and critique own nursing practice.
• Complete required certifications or a bachelor’s degree and earn a minimum of 10 contact hours per year.
• Travel to patient residences throughout the service area and respond to patient needs in a timely manner.
• Work weekend and on-call rotations, and occasional overtime if needed.

Benefits

• $3,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates only; internal Advocate Health team members are not eligible.
• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, premium pay opportunities, incentive pay for select positions, and opportunity for annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

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