RN Case Manager - Hospice - Full Time Days

Sanford Health • Sioux Falls, SD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This role provides care to assigned patients in a caring, safe, and efficient manner and provides leadership to staff. The position evaluates outcomes based on clinical, financial, and utilization data, defining the unit of care as the family and patient. The nurse demonstrates knowledge of hospice palliative care, hospice philosophy, and scope of services, recognizing cultural attitudes towards death and dying, and identifying the five stages of grieving. They explain advanced directives, clinical requirements, and available interdisciplinary services, utilizing independent nursing judgment. The role participates in the creation and implementation of the plan of care, using age-specific structured care methodologies for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and/or geriatric patients. The nurse interviews potential residents, assesses them in compliance with regulations, and establishes and evaluates a service plan for each resident. Communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team is essential, requiring independence, assertiveness, and critical thinking. The ability to document clearly, solve problems, and work with little direction is necessary. The role incorporates teaching/learning principles, adapts teaching to age groups, and facilitates groups and implements projects when needed. Strong flexibility, organizational skills, and the ability to establish priorities are required. Knowledge of reimbursement for services provided is also necessary.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including, but not limited to, those accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
• Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
• Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides care to assigned patients in a caring, safe, and efficient manner.
• Provides leadership to staff.
• Evaluates outcomes based on an integration among established clinical, financial and utilization data.
• Defines the unit of care (family and patient).
• Demonstrates knowledge of hospice palliative care, hospice philosophy, and scope of services.
• Recognizes different cultural attitudes and values towards death and dying.
• Identifies the five stages of grieving process.
• Explains advanced directives, clinical requirements, and interdisciplinary services available.
• Utilizes independent nursing judgment when integrating health care.
• Participates in creation of the plan of care and ensures the plan of care is implemented by the interdisciplinary group.
• Has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate age-specific structured care methodologies, such as protocols/integrated clinical pathways/guidelines/standards of care relating to the overall health care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients/residents.
• Interviews potential residents and assesses residents in compliance with regulations, policy and procedure.
• Uses assessment information for admission and continued stay in the hospice community.
• Establishes a service plan for each resident and evaluates on an on-going basis.
• Ability to communicate with patients/residents, family members and others on the health care team.
• Must demonstrate independence, assertiveness and critical thinking when working with patients and co-workers.
• Ability to document clearly.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Self-motivated.
• Works with little direction.
• Ability to incorporate teaching/learning principles and adapt teaching to age group.
• Ability to facilitate groups and implement projects when necessary.
• Must be able to establish priorities, have strong flexibility and organizational skills.
• Must be knowledgeable about reimbursement for services provided.

Benefits

• $10,000 bonus (eligible employees)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree