RN, Home Health Case Manager, Lombard, Downers Grove area
About The Position
This full-time Registered Nurse position focuses on Home Health Case Management, serving the Lombard, Downers Grove area and surrounding communities including Westmont, OakBrook, and Willowbrook. The role involves developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with patients and families throughout their healthcare journey, providing individualized care, and ensuring quality, cost-effective services. The nurse will assess patient needs, involve families in care planning, adapt to evidence-based practices, and participate in quality improvement initiatives. Responsibilities also include patient and staff education, utilizing the nursing process for problem-solving, making sound clinical decisions for complex cases, coordinating interdisciplinary care, and adhering to ethical and confidentiality standards. Leadership, collaboration, and professional development are key aspects, requiring respect for peers, effective teamwork, and a commitment to continuous learning and self-improvement. The position requires a valid driver's license and the ability to travel within the Advocate service area in various weather conditions.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
- One year of medical surgical experience
- Has as demonstrated proficiency for the requirements for RN role
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good documentation skills.
- Computer skills
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Familiarity with patient care equipment
- Current Illinois RN license
- Current CPR
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
- Ability to take “on call” assignments.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and complete work within short timeframes.
- Ability to transport objects, patients, and equipment
- Ability to respond quickly to patient needs and work at fast pace
- Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit
- Ability to lift up to 100 pounds occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds frequently and/or in excess of 20 pounds constantly
- Must be able to travel to all areas within the Advocate service area in all extremes of weather on all types of roads.
- Must be willing to work occasional overtime if needed.
- Must be able to assist with ambulation including turning and transferring patients up to 200 pounds
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance.
Nice To Haves
- Earn 10 continuing education credits annually
Responsibilities
- Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
- Provides individualized care to promote physical and psychosocial comfort.
- Assesses patient and family readiness and involves them in planning and implementing care.
- Mobilizes appropriate resources in response to situations that have the potential to negatively impact patient and family outcomes.
- Adapts practice to the latest standards according to evidence-based literature.
- Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients and families.
- Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues.
- Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model.
- Recognizes changes in clinical situations and evaluates and implements changes to the plan of care.
- Consistently makes sound clinical decisions, demonstrating the ability to care for patients with complex problems.
- Prioritizes and organizes patient care and ensures follow through with planned care.
- Initiates referrals and discharge planning for assigned patients and actively coordinates utilizing the interdisciplinary approach.
- Applies ethical decision making and monitors for confidentiality and assures appropriate business conduct.
- Delegates correctly to unlicensed assistive personnel.
- Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines and participates as an effective member of the patient care team.
- Demonstrates leadership behaviors and is committed to the development of self and others.
- Utilizes available resources to maintain current knowledge base relevant to practice.
- Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills, promoting collaboration among healthcare team members.
- Demonstrates ability to critique own nursing practice and achieves required certifications or Bachelor’s Degree.
- Earns a minimum of 10 contact hours per year.
Benefits
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
