RN Case Manager (Plant City, Dover, Seffner, Thonotosassa, Valrico, ) LifePath Hospice

About the role

When you join the Chapters Health Team, you're joining a mission. We're dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and high-quality customer service in our communities every day. Our employees are the heart of our success.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and identifies patient/family needs, utilizing the nursing process, and coordinating the Plan of Care with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).
• Provides clinical, palliative, and supportive care to the patient/family unit to keep the participant in their home environment as long as possible.
• Represents the Company professionally at all times through care delivered and/or services provided to all clients.
• Complies with all State, federal, and local government regulations, maintaining a strong position against fraud and abuse.
• Complies with Company policies, procedures, and standard practices.
• Maintains confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues, and other sensitive situations within the Company.
• Supports Company research and educational activities.
• Shares expertise with co-workers both formally and informally.
• Participates in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as appropriate for the position.
• Provides and manages direct care to patients and families as part of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), incorporating psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, physical, and biological components, and appropriate nursing intervention and follow-up.
• Educates patient, family, caregivers, and other health professionals about disease processes, prevention, palliative interventions, care giving, dying process, and safety practices.
• Attends daily IDT collaboration meetings and presents concise and pertinent oral and written reports to IDT, respecting and encouraging input from all disciplines.
• Communicates accurately and completely to physicians, staff members, patients, families, and supervisors; utilizes positive approaches when working with others.
• Supervises patient care provided by Community Health Workers and Home Health Aides as requested.
• During emergencies, such as hurricanes, the RN, Case Manager may be required to report to work at a designated location to ensure continuity of services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Current license as RN in the state where the employee will be working.
• Minimum of one (1) year nursing experience; hospice or hospital experience preferred.
• Previous experience working with an EMR/EHR (Electronic Medical/Health Record) system.
• Mobile Driver - Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance per Company policy.
• Reliable transportation to meet visit schedule.
• Ability to use equipment with visual and auditory mechanisms.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English (verbal and written).
• Ability to visit Participants in their homes to assessments.
• Ability to perform the essential functions and physical requirements (including, but not limited to: lifting patients and/or equipment, bending, pushing/pulling, kneeling) of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Active BLS for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.

Skills

• Satisfactory completion of competency requirements for this position.
• Electronic media skills.

Benefits

• Benefits begin Day 1.

Pay

Pay Range: $61,860.66 - $96,657.28

This position requires consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer of employment is made, as well as on-going compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.

All Chapters Health System employees performing services for Florida affiliates are submitted through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse to verify eligibility after a conditional offer of employment is made as well as ongoing eligibility.