$5,000 Sign On Bonus FT Hospice RN Case Manager

National Church Residences•Columbus, OH

About The Position

National Church Residences Home Health division is seeking an RN Case Manager for its Central Ohio Home Health & Hospice agency. The role focuses mostly on admissions and advances the organization’s vision of better living and care for seniors. The Case Manager assesses clients and caregivers, develops and updates individualized plans of care, coordinates care with physicians and interdisciplinary partners, provides direct nursing care and education, and supports clients and caregivers with end-of-life care needs. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional weekend on-call coverage and typically two holidays per year. Mileage is reimbursed at $0.72 per mile, and the posting offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Responsibilities

Assure the development, implementation, and updating of individualized plans of care, communicating with physicians and integrating their orders, including medication orders.
Involve clients, caregivers, and client representatives in care planning; educate, mentor, and support them throughout the plan of care and notify them of necessary changes.
Use health assessment data to determine problems, goals, and interventions; coordinate care with community health providers and facility staff.
Work with the interdisciplinary team and physician or physician extender to establish, monitor, and document ongoing home health eligibility.
Complete initial assessments of clients, caregivers, and client representatives to determine home care needs, including physical assessments and histories of current and previous illnesses.
Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or physician extender, as applicable.
Communicate client needs and condition changes to physicians or physician extenders; obtain or receive orders as required, prepare clinical notes, and update the primary physician or physician extender when necessary.
Provide direct client care in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act.
Educate and mentor clients, caregivers, and client representatives on care needs according to the plan of care, including end-of-life issues and care.
Regularly reevaluate nursing needs, initiate the plan of care, and revise it as client status and needs change.
Coordinate discharge planning with interdisciplinary team members when appropriate.
Attend and participate in scheduled interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care, address changes, and ensure care and treatment are communicated and documented in accordance with physician orders.
Instruct, evaluate, develop plans for, and supervise LPN/LVN staff and home health or hospice aides, including initiating, participating in, and communicating competency evaluations.