RN Case Manager

LHC Group • Tupelo, MS

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About The Position

We are hiring for an RN Case Manager in Hospice At Community Hospice in Tupelo, MS, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here. As a Hospice RN, you can expect: the ability to develop trusting relationships as an end-of-life care expert, being valued and respected by patients and their families, employee-focused wellness and support programs, and incredible team support and empathetic leadership. Take your nursing career to a new level of caring.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure in the state of practice and one year of clinical experience.
• Current CPR Certification.
• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
• One year of clinical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with terminally ill patients required in Virginia.
• Two years of full-time clinical experience in hospice care as a licensed practical nurse may be substituted for the required two years of experience as a registered nurse in Louisiana.
• Three (3) years full-time clinical experience in a healthcare setting as an LPN may be substituted for the one year full-time experience as an RN in Mississippi.

Responsibilities

• Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services during visit within forty-eight (48) hours of referral.
• Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and re-assesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
• Initiates and coordinates the plan of care.
• Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.
• Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care daily.
• Instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate.
• Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition.
• Reports patient condition and any identified needs/issues to supervisor daily.
• Supervises and evaluates the home health aides/homemaker's ability to perform assigned duties every 14 days.
• Performs supervisory aide visits to the patient's residence every 14 days to assess whether goals are being met.
• Performs supervisory visits with the aide present per state regulations.
• Completes all required hospice assigned modules on-line on a monthly basis.
• Participates in daily nursing report on patients to supervisor and provides all necessary documentation.
• Performs 60 or 90 day record review for recertifications as appropriate.
• Follows processes and regulations for admissions and recertification of hospice patients and reviews findings with supervisor.
• Participates in Interdisciplinary Group Meeting (IDG) regarding patient care every 14 days.
• Participates in the QAPI plan and process on a daily basis identifying any problems to Administrator.
• Compliance with procedures and processes of ordering/obtaining medications ordered by the physician and included in the patients plan of care.
• Assures compliance when possible of medication regime within the specified formulary.
• Maintains up-to-date personnel file.
• Performs LPN Supervisory visits as assigned by supervisor and in accordance with state regulations.
• May fill-in as alternate if Executive Director/Director of Clinical Operations/Patient Care Manager is unavailable.
• Participates in on-call rotation.

Benefits

• Employee-focused wellness and support programs.
• Incredible team support and empathetic leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree