Hospice RN Case Manager / RNCM (North OC)

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Additional benefits for employees: Regularly Scheduled 30+ Hours per Week - Medical, dental, and vision insurance, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, Disability, life, and AD&D insurance, Pet insurance

Responsibilities

• Completes an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine home care needs.
• Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Regularly re-evaluates patients’ needs.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan which establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis, incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative 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.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting plan of care and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.

Qualifications

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Minimum of 1 year of recent acute care experience in an institutional setting.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), with hands-on CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license and auto insurance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, and 1 year of home health experience preferred.