Homecare RN Case Manager (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm)

Full time, salaried, exempt position. Service area: within a 30-mile radius of our Asheboro, NC office.

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Responsibilities

• Schedule patients
• Check vitals
• Medicine reconciliation
• Documentation for each visit (assessments, interventions, and updates)
• Develop and coordinate plan of care
• Communicate with Nurse Practitioner
• Average of 4 patient visits a day
• Supervise CNA services provided to assigned patients
• Make calls to family to explain patient changes
• Serve as an active member of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) and attend IDG meetings regularly

Qualifications

• Integrity
• Compassionate and empathetic
• Patient dignity minded
• Exceptional nursing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Confidence in speaking with patient and family, especially with difficult information
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships and courteous interaction with public
• Time management skills - ability to change course as necessary

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or better in Nursing (Bachelor’s preferred)
• 1 year of clinical nursing experience (preferred)
• Valid Driver’s License
• RN license
• CHPN certification (preferred)

About the role

This position demonstrates competency in delivery of quality patient care to patients ranging in age from infants to geriatrics. The RN Case Manager is responsible for developing and implementing a plan of care in accordance with the patient’s expressed wishes and delegates care and interventions in full compliance with the Nurse Practice Act and organizational policy, procedures and standards of care.

Though it is very rewarding work, hospice care also comes with challenges, including dealing with grief. Many employees find that what helps them on hard days is finding joy in comforting patients, helping them feel cared for, and making a difference in their time with them.

Employees in this role have shared:

• “I love the autonomy of this job. We can make decisions without having to go through a lot of steps to get there because of the protocols that are in place with hospice.”
• “I enjoy the ability to talk with my patients and families about the changes in the patient and informing them about treatment changes, etc.”
• “The providers that I work with are understanding, receptive, and easily contacted for questions and/or med changes.”