RN Hospice Case Manager - Birmingham, AL - ProHealth Home Health and Hospice

ProHealth Home Health & Hospice • Birmingham, AL

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About The Position

The RN Hospice Case Manager provides nursing care to terminally ill hospice patients, supports and guides families in home-care situations and during bereavement, and works as part of the hospice team. The role assesses patient needs, provides and coordinates hospice nursing services, develops and evaluates care plans with the interdisciplinary group, and helps ensure continuity and safety of care. The position also includes supervising and training nursing personnel, maintaining required records, participating in on-call coverage, and following hospice, confidentiality, and infection-control policies.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Currently licensed as a registered nurse to practice in the state.
• Ability to work independently and make accurate, sometimes quick, judgments.
• Ability to supervise others appropriately.
• Ability to respond appropriately to crises outside a hospital setting.
• Acceptance of and adaptability to different social, racial, cultural, and religious modes.
• Completion of the hospice training program.
• Must be able to work independently, make judgments based on assessments and available data, and act accordingly.
• Must be flexible, innovative, and have good interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to cope with mental and emotional stress and demonstrate emotional stability.
• Must tolerate exposure to odors, blood, body fluids and excrements, adverse environmental conditions, and hazardous materials.
• Current valid driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Must provide evidence of an annual TB test and other state-required tests or examinations.
• Must have sight and hearing senses, or appropriate adaptive devices, sufficient to perform the essential duties.
• Must be able to perform considerable physical effort, including kneeling, squatting, reaching, twisting, climbing, walking, exposure to temperature and humidity changes, and maximal assistance in lifting or transferring a 100-pound patient.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a registered nurse, preferred.
• Active patient contact within the past three years, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Regularly assess and reassess the nursing needs of hospice patients.
• Provide dietary counseling and hospice nursing services, treatments, and preventive procedures.
• Initiate nursing procedures appropriate to the patient’s hospice care and safety.
• Observe signs and symptoms and report unexpected physical or emotional changes to the physician and interdisciplinary group (IDG) members.
• Teach, supervise, and counsel patients and family members about patient care.
• Supervise and train other nursing service personnel.
• Develop and reevaluate patient and family care plans with the IDG to meet needs and maintain continuity of care.
• Perform nursing procedures as needed, including treatments and symptom management, following physician orders.
• Attend team conferences and maintain records required by hospice.
• Follow hospice policies and procedures, protect confidential patient information in compliance with HIPAA, and communicate to a supervisor when unable to meet a patient’s need or perform a procedure.
• Participate in the on-call system and provide on-call coverage when unavailable for assigned duties.
• Maintain nursing skills and knowledge and work within the interdisciplinary group model of patient care.
• Coordinate implementation of care plans for patients residing in SNF, NF, ICF, or MR settings.
• Organize the work schedule and manage time to attend required meetings.
• Comply with agency infection-control policies and protocols.
• Assist with orientation, teaching, and training as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level