Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager, RN

Responsibilities

• Completes an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs.
• Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Completes initial evaluations, consents, and admissions for patients.
• Coordinates patient care for assigned caseload.
• Uses the nursing process to assess and evaluate patient’s status.
• Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions.
• Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
• Maintains a weekly visit minimum as established by Office Administrator.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure (in good standing) in the state(s) of practice.
• Works well within a team environment to collaborate daily with nurses, social workers, chaplains, volunteers, and CNA leadership.
• Works closely with patients on a 1-1 level but gets strong support from a patient care team.
• Can work independently and on your own from a day-to-day basis with activities which include phone, email and written communication, meetings with a variety of healthcare professionals, and an understanding of hospice rules and regulations.
• Must possess time management skills to manage visits, documentation, meetings (i.e. to scheduled visits, attend required meetings, respond to urgent needs by prioritizing and triaging multiple concerns).
• Must be willing to drive with reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and auto insurance, to be able to travel across the service area.

Qualifications

Exceptional care and service to our patients is at the heart of what we do at Brighton Hospice. We believe in providing the highest quality of care and service to our patients and their families. Our RN Case Manager is committed to this mission and is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing hospice care.