RN Case Manager - RN - Hospice

Lifecare Home Health Family•San Angelo, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Case Manager performs admissions and administers nursing care to patients of all ages in their homes. The role coordinates care with the Interdisciplinary Group/Team, the patient and family, and the referring agency, and assumes responsibility for care coordination. The case manager assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs, develops and documents individualized plans of care, and provides nursing care using infection-control measures. The role also communicates with physicians and other health care professionals, completes required paperwork, participates in hospice education and quality improvement activities, and performs assigned on-call responsibilities.

Requirements

Two years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a clinical care setting.
One year of full-time hospice experience.
Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
Current State license as a Registered Nurse.
Current driver’s license.
Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance.
Nursing skills consistent with generally accepted standards of practice.
Knowledge of state and federal regulations.
Good interpersonal skills.
Ability to work a flexible schedule and travel locally.
Ability to respond to PRN emergency calls.
Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods, lift up to 50 pounds, and move patients.
Ability to work under stressful conditions, meet deadlines and patient needs, make quick decisions, acquire resources, and address individualized patient and family psychosocial needs.
Eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity.
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information with patients, families, physicians, coworkers, and visitors.
Ability to hear sounds and listen attentively, understand what others are saying, and ask appropriate questions.
Ability to make independent judgments and decisions and use logic and reasoning to evaluate solutions or approaches to problems.
Ability to view a tablet and Electronic Health Record and review, assess, record, or type data quickly and accurately.
Ability to determine the resources needed to provide quality patient care.

Responsibilities

Assess hospice patients using the Nursing Assessment and LCD criteria to identify physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
Develop and document plans of care in correlation with assessments.
Provide nursing care using infection-control measures in accordance with OSHA requirements.
Work with the Interdisciplinary Group/Team to ensure patient and family needs are met.
Communicate with attending physicians, hospice physicians, and other physicians involved in the patient’s care.
Submit all required paperwork in a timely manner.
Participate in hospice-sponsored in-service programs and maintain or improve competency.
Participate in the Hospice’s QAPI program.
Promote the Hospice’s philosophy and administrative policies.
Meet productivity standards.
Perform assigned on-call responsibilities and provide on-call services to patients and families.
Communicate effectively with patients, family members, team members, and other health care professionals.
Travel to patient homes and office/support center locations as needed to deliver care or attend education.