Registered Nurse, Hospice Case Manager

HealthPartners•Bloomington, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

HealthPartners is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Hospice team, supporting Minneapolis, Apple Valley, and surrounding areas. The role provides end-of-life care to patients receiving palliative or hospice services in their homes or community settings. Depending on service needs, the nurse may provide case management, facilitate admissions, offer clinical support, provide continuous care, take after-hours calls, and deliver other skilled nursing services related to end-of-life care. Service excellence, patient relationships, and teamwork are central to the position. The nurse provides holistic, family-centered care, coordinates services, and works with an interdisciplinary team to support patients and families and improve quality of life. Care is provided in accordance with National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization standards of practice for hospice programs.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Two years of recent full-time nursing experience in acute care, long-term care, home care, hospice, or public health within the past five years.
Current Minnesota RN licensure.
Ability to work independently.
Demonstrated patient-care planning and patient-teaching skills.
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
Current Minnesota driver’s license and daily access to a reliable, insured vehicle.
Computer literacy.
Able to speak, read, write, and understand English.
Able and willing to drive a car in weather conditions typical of the Upper Midwest.
Able to independently deliver care to patients in their homes; visual, auditory, and tactile acuity must be sufficient to make complete and accurate nursing assessments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a health-related discipline.
Home care, hospice, or public health experience.
Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) certification, or ability to obtain CHPN certification after two years of full-time employment.

Responsibilities

Identify the patient’s and family’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, safety, and developmental needs and individualize the plan of care accordingly.
Assess all aspects of the patient’s pain and develop an individualized pain-management plan.
Anticipate, prevent, and treat undesirable or secondary symptoms.
Identify and address comfort-care needs.
Support, instruct, and educate the patient, family, and caregiver.
Document problems, nursing assessments, appropriate goals, care provided, interventions, and patient and family outcomes.
Coordinate patient and family services.
Maintain the dignity of the dying patient and support the patient’s and family’s spiritual and cultural beliefs.
Provide holistic, family-centered care across treatment settings to improve quality of life.
Consult and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and others involved in the patient’s care.
Provide care consistent with National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization standards of practice for hospice programs.
Implement care to achieve comfortable and safe dying, self-determined life closure, and effective grieving for the patient and family.
Supervise and direct care provided by other nursing personnel, including RNs, LPNs, and Home Health Aides.
Maintain patient and personal safety regarding occupational health and safety.
Participate in scheduled weekend work, including visits or triage of patient calls.
Participate in the evening/night call schedule.
Participate in the Quality Improvement program.
Provide case management, admissions facilitation, clinical support, continuous care, after-hours call, and/or other skilled nursing expertise as assigned.