Hospice Nurse Case Manager
About the role
By The Bay Health, a non-profit established in 1975, sets the standard for hospice in the U.S. by emphasizing the role of the patient in making important medical decisions. Our spectrum of home-based services now includes Skilled Home Health Care, Palliative Care, Adult Hospice Care and Pediatric Care. Our team approach strives to address practical, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of care, with the goal to maximize quality of life for our patients, caregivers and families.
Responsibilities
- Provide care in the home and work as a member of the interdisciplinary team comprised of nurses, social workers, chaplains, hospice aides and physicians.
- Cook up all patient/family services and prioritize needs, including implementation of the individualized plan of care.
Requirements
- One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Experience in acute care/ home health and/or hospice setting preferred but not required.
- Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of California.
- Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable.
- HPNA certification preferred.
- Current California Driver’s License and automobile insurance that meets State of California requirements, if driving a car.
Qualifications
- Education/Experience: One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
Skills
- Knowledge of hospice and palliative care practices.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proficiency in computer systems and software.
Benefits
- Onboarding that includes didactic training, shadowing across the organization, mentorship by experienced RN.
- 3-5 visits per day.
- Interdisciplinary teams of 11-15 with a narrow geographical coverage area (multiple teams per county).
- Well-trained and supportive managers with clinical backgrounds.
- Supportive and available physicians with hospice & palliative expertise.
- Supply ordering to the patient's home.
- Organizational support for professional development - education leave and stipend, culture of developing leaders within the organization, clinicians in every level of leadership including CEO.
- Support from robust Quality, Education, and Informatics departments.
Pay
$65.70 - $75.70 hourly
Schedule
Monday - Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm
Location
Sonoma County
Company Information
By the Bay Health is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at BTBH. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.