Rn Case Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current RN license in good standing with the state nursing board.
• Strong clinical and assessment skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of or experience using the Homecare Homebase EMR.
• Experience in hospice or a related healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of how the terminal disease affects patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
• Apply hospice admission and recertification criteria to determine appropriate levels of care and patient eligibility.
• Develop, implement, and document plans of care, recommending revisions as needed to ensure quality and continuity.
• Consult with and educate patients and families about the disease process, self-care, end-of-life care, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Prioritize needs with members of the interdisciplinary group (IDG).
• Provide training to other staff as needed.
• Determine the scope and frequency of services based on patient acuity and patient and family needs.
• Assess caregivers’ ability to meet patients’ immediate needs at admission and throughout care.
• Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Apply infection-control concepts and standard precautions when coordinating and providing patient care.
• Provide clinical direction to Hospice Aides and LPNs/LVNs.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes that demonstrate progress toward established goals.
• Ensure continuity of quality patient care and appropriate documentation.
• Inform physicians and other personnel about changes in patient needs and intervention outcomes, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
• Monitor assigned cases for compliance with third-party payer requirements.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth, and competency.
• Promote the agency’s philosophy and administrative policies.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, team members, and other healthcare professionals.

Benefits

• Five weeks of PTO plus nine holidays in year one.
• Six weeks of PTO plus nine holidays starting in year two.
• 401(k).
• Dental insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Life insurance.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Vision insurance.
• Education and training opportunities.
• Team support.