Hospice RN Case Manager (Home Team)

Empath Health•Saint Petersburg, FL

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Suncoast Hospice, a member of Empath Health, is seeking an RN Case Manager for its Home Team, serving South Pinellas County. The position provides direct patient care in patients’ homes and supports patients and families through the hospice journey with compassionate, personalized end-of-life care. The RN Case Manager assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs; coordinates care with patients, families, the interdisciplinary team, physicians, and partnering facilities; develops and updates plans of care; and evaluates progress toward care goals. The role also supervises LPNs and Home Health Aides, administers and monitors medications, provides patient and family teaching, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide support following a patient’s death. The schedule is Monday through Friday during daytime hours.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, at least one year of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid Florida Registered Nurse license.
Valid Florida State Driver’s License.
For field-based work, reliable transportation to perform tasks and responsibilities in a timely and appropriate manner.
Proof of valid automobile insurance.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in an acute or post-acute care setting.
Bilingual Spanish/English.

Responsibilities

Obtain patient history and complete age-specific physical, psychosocial, and spiritual assessments; initiate appropriate referrals, interventions, and collaboration with the patient, family, interdisciplinary team, physician, and partnering facility, as applicable.
Provide continuity of care and coordinate services; identify patient and family goals; develop plans of care with the patient, family, interdisciplinary team, attending and other physicians, and partnering facility; and evaluate progress toward goals.
Update plans of care according to policy and guidelines and as patient needs change.
Assist with closure contact and support following a patient’s death in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Direct and supervise care provided by LPNs and Home Health Aides according to agency policy.
Evaluate Home Health Aide services every two weeks and conduct periodic on-site supervisory visits.
Administer, monitor, and document medications as prescribed by the attending physician.
Use age-specific care practices and provide appropriate patient and family teaching.