RN - Case Manager Home Health (Champaign Region)

Carle Health•Champaign, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Care Field RN is a professional caregiver and member of an interdisciplinary team, providing skilled home-care nursing visits to patients of all ages across Champaign, Vermilion, Edgar, Iroquois, Ford, Coles, Douglas, Piatt, Moultrie, and Macon counties. The RN works independently and collaboratively with other home-care disciplines to coordinate care plans, educate patients and families, and perform nursing assessments and care. Clinical services include complex wound care, wound vac management, ostomy care, PICC lines and ports, blood draws, TPN and antibiotic infusions, catheters, tubes, drains, PleurX care, and tracheostomy management. The position coordinates and provides direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process to address patients’ physical, psychosocial, environmental, and spiritual needs. The RN manages an assigned caseload, coordinates the health-care team and continuity of care, and provides care in accordance with the plan of care and physician orders. The role includes OASIS assessments, case management, supervision of home health aides, and direction of licensed practical nurses. The position offers a supportive team environment with 24/7 clinical backup, flexible scheduling and autonomy, competitive pay, and mileage reimbursement. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is available for candidates with more than one year of experience; an external candidate may be eligible for a $2,500 relocation bonus when relocating more than 50 miles.

Requirements

College nursing education.
At least one year of nursing experience.
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) credential through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Proof of auto insurance.
Illinois driver’s license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate understanding of Medicare Home Care benefits, including covered services, recertifications, transfers, and non-recertifications.
Follow regulatory requirements and department documentation standards and understand department-specific indicators.
Perform case management activities, including assessment, coordination, planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation.
Interact with patients, caregivers, and families to assess needs, plan care, arrange services, monitor progress, and provide support and education.
Complete admission documentation within policy guidelines and return completed admission documents to the office on time.
Complete required OASIS/485 changes within 24 hours of receipt.
Complete and transmit visit notes and records of telephone conversations on time, including physician orders and admission, routine, supervisory, telephone, and discharge notes.
Ensure physician orders are written, corrected, and transmitted within required timelines; review verbal orders with physician offices using read-back procedures and transmit them according to policy.
Ensure patient visit strings are added to records so visits are not missed, and use the proper acronym on physician orders.
Complete home health aide supervisory visits; make aide assignments, prepare written instructions, and supervise aides in patients’ homes.
Coordinate the health-care team and maintain linkages across the continuum of care.
Communicate collaboratively and initiate case conferences as needed; document interactions with other disciplines, physicians, care coordinators, insurers, and others.
Provide care according to the plan of care and orders, practicing sensitively to patients’ and families’ needs.
Direct the activities of licensed practical nurses.
Perform OASIS assessments for admissions, recertifications, resumptions, and discharges.
Perform complex wound care, including wound vac care, packing, and removal of staples or sutures.
Monitor central lines, including PICC and Hickman catheters, and perform dressing changes according to agency protocol.
Access mediports for IV infusion or blood draws and flush them according to agency protocol.
Communicate patient updates and changes in condition to physicians by phone or electronically.
Manage the care of patients assigned to the RN’s caseload.