RN Case Manager (Home Health)
About The Position
The RN Case Manager provides ongoing consultation and education to patients and family members regarding terminal diagnoses. The role collaborates with the hospice interdisciplinary team and models the organization’s values of respect, passion, and professionalism. The position assesses patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, environmental, cultural, spiritual, and daily-living needs, including risk for pathological grief and communication patterns. The case manager implements and updates individualized plans of care; provides symptom relief and specialized palliative and end-of-life nursing care; and educates patients and families about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, and ethical concerns. The role coordinates services, supervises LPNs and paraprofessionals, communicates changes and outcomes to physicians and other personnel, and determines the scope and frequency of services based on patient acuity and needs. The RN Case Manager also supports caregiver readiness, applies hospice admission and recertification criteria, maintains required documentation and regulatory compliance, participates in training and performance improvement, and rotates on call as needed. The position is full-time, with either a Weekend Baylor schedule or a five-day work week that includes Saturday and Sunday. It is based at Westminster Canterbury At Home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and reports to the Director of Home Health.
Requirements
- At least one year of nursing experience.
- Unencumbered Registered Nurse license issued by Virginia or a compact state.
- Current CPR certification.
- Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
- Valid state driver’s license.
- Motor vehicle driving record satisfactory to Westminster-Canterbury and its insurance providers.
- Proof of motor vehicle insurance.
- Flu-vaccinated.
- Ability to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and relieve an obstructed airway.
- Ability to climb at least two flights of stairs.
- Ability to stand and/or walk for at least four hours.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in hospice, home health, or a skilled nursing facility.
Responsibilities
- Assess the effects of terminal diagnoses on patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, environmental, cultural, spiritual, and daily-living needs, including risk for pathological grief and communication patterns.
- Implement individualized plans of care and recommend revisions as needed, including managing discomfort, relieving symptoms, and providing specialized palliative and end-of-life nursing care.
- Consult with and educate patients and families about the disease process, self-care, end-of-life care, and ethical concerns.
- Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
- Prepare clinical and progress notes documenting progress toward established goals.
- Coordinate patient and family services and prioritize needs with the interdisciplinary team.
- Use a case management approach and refer patients to other services as needed.
- Inform physicians and other personnel about changes in patient needs and intervention outcomes.
- Determine the scope and frequency of services based on acuity and patient and family needs.
- Supervise LPNs and paraprofessionals providing services, consistent with regulatory guidelines.
- Maintain compliance and participate in assigned in-service and training programs.
- Provide specialized hospice training to staff, family members, and informal caregivers, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
- Assess caregivers’ ability to meet patients’ immediate needs throughout care and identify and use support systems to address needs.
- Apply hospice admission and recertification criteria to establish appropriate levels of care and patient eligibility.
- Communicate information using the organization’s available processes and technology.
- Participate in the hospice performance improvement program.
- Rotate on call as needed.
- Perform other duties as requested.
- Demonstrate clear, professional verbal and written communication.
- Meet deadlines and perform responsibilities with minimal supervision.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance available on day one.
- Life and short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Retirement plan with employer match.
- Paid time off and six paid holidays, plus two floating holidays.
- Tuition assistance and scholarships for the employee and family.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Legal and identity theft protection plans.
- Team member discounts.
- Career growth and leadership development opportunities.
- Additional mileage reimbursement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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