RN Case Manager- Visiting Hospice Nurse

Compensation: $87,750.00 per year with an $8,000.00 sign-on bonus paid over one year.

Pay

$87,750.00 per year

Benefits

• Medical/Medical stipend
• Dental
• Vision
• Benefit time
• 401K
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM. Occasional on-call shifts.

Responsibilities

• Explain, interpret, and coordinate patients' rights and advanced directives.
• Explain the Medicare Hospice Benefit when indicated.
• Perform ongoing physical and psychosocial assessment of Hospice patients.
• Follow the established plan of care for each patient and report observations to the team leader or primary nurse.
• Collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) regarding new nursing diagnoses and the need for changes in the plan of care.
• Instruct and supervise the activities of hospice aides/LPN staff.
• Assist patients/families in obtaining durable medical equipment and supplies essential to care.
• Observe and record signs and symptoms of the disease process.
• Communicate with physicians, families, and other health team personnel to report changes in the patient's physical and/or emotional condition and identify patient needs.
• Perform patient/family teaching; utilize teaching tools and handouts; document all teaching and patient response.
• Facilitate and support patient and family self-direction and independence.
• Prepare and administer medications according to policy and document the same.
• Provide support and relief for the primary caregiver while participating in the Hospice "at-home respite" program and provide direct care to the patient.
• Complete chart documentation within 48 hours.
• Document vital signs, measurements, nursing interventions, treatments, and patient responses; complete flow sheets, narratives, and verbal orders as per agency policy.
• Maintain a caseload with productivity in compliance with agency standards.
• Communicate with the Nursing Supervisor and other health team members in planning, implementing, evaluating, and coordinating services to ensure completeness and continuity of care.
• Rotate through the on-call system as scheduled for revisits.
• Incorporate the physiological and developmental age of patients into the overall plan for delivering patient care.
• Maintain appropriate infection control practices.
• Hold in strictest confidence all patient information and disclose only to authorized personnel.
• Participate in all required in-service education programs and meetings (9 out of 12 nursing meetings annually).
• Demonstrate compliance with the dress code policy by appearing well-groomed, wearing an ID badge while on duty, and maintaining a professional appearance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.