Home Health: RN Case Manager (SW Metro)

Lifespark Careers•Minnetonka, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Home Health RN Case Manager plans, organizes, and directs Lifespark services while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and Lifespark best practices. The role includes completing starts of care, developing and updating care plans, supporting clients, promoting client satisfaction, and supervising and engaging caregivers. The nurse draws on community and care-team resources to plan and direct services for individuals and families in their homes and communities. The position serves the Southwest Metro area, including Waconia, Carver, Chaska, Jordan, Chanhassen, Savage, Minnetonka, and surrounding communities. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a weekend and on-call rotation and a rotation for two holidays per year. Compensation is $88,000–$90,000 annually, depending on experience, plus a limited-time $2,500 sign-on bonus and mileage reimbursement of 72.5 cents per mile. Lifespark is a senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. It has helped seniors navigate health care and live more independently since 2004.

Requirements

At least 2 years of RN experience in health care.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Minnesota nursing license.
Must pass a motor vehicle record check based on Lifespark company policy.
Ability to comply with regulations governing registered nurses and complete required training.

Nice To Haves

RN experience in home care or hospice is preferred.
Medicare Skilled Nursing experience and a basic understanding of OASIS are strongly preferred.
Experience in customer service or a direct-member-contact field is preferred.
Experience supervising caregivers.
Knowledge of Medicare Home Health and Hospice regulations.
Knowledge of corporate business management, governmental regulations, ACHC standards, and private-payer practice.

Responsibilities

Complete initial assessments of clients and families to determine home-care needs, including physical assessments and histories of current and previous illnesses.
Regularly reassess clients’ nursing needs and use assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
Initiate and revise plans of care as client status and needs change; establish goals based on nursing diagnoses and include therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions.
Include clients and families in care planning and provide counseling and health-care instructions as appropriate.
Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, administer prescribed medications and treatments, and provide direct care within the State Nurse Practice Act.
Identify discharge-planning needs and implement them before client discharge.
When assigned by the Clinical Manager, act as Case Manager and coordinate care for an assigned caseload.
Build rapport with clients, clinicians, partners, and the community; communicate professionally within the team and resolve customer-service concerns, escalating them when needed.
Prepare clinical notes and update the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days.
Communicate client needs and changes in condition to physicians and obtain or receive physician orders as required.
Coordinate care plans with community health-related contacts.
Complete care-plan documentation by 10 a.m. the next day.
Comply with rules and regulations governing registered-nurse responsibilities and complete assigned orientation and annual training.
Participate in Lifespark’s Event Management process, including reporting, escalation, and investigation of events.
Promote workplace safety through real-time coaching and participation in safety-awareness training.
Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.
Manage client supplies and ensure the appropriate durable medical equipment provider is used.
Schedule and keep member appointments.
Organize travel efficiently and accurately document mileage in the EMR.
Perform other duties as assigned.