Compassionate Hospice RN Case Manager

Optum; Fruitland (ID); On-site; USD 76,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Heart N Home Hospice, part of LHC Group within the Optum family, seeks an experienced Registered Nurse Case Manager to oversee hospice Plan of Care delivery. You will evaluate patient needs, coordinate and implement care plans with the IDG, and educate patients and families while ensuring quality of nursing care and compliance.

Requires active RN licensure in the state, a valid driver's license (or access to reliable transportation).

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.

Responsibilities

• Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services within 48 hours of referral.
• Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and re-assesses as needed, no less than every 15 days.
• Initiates and coordinates the plan of care.
• Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.
• Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care daily.
• Instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate.
• Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client.

Job description

Heart N Home Hospice, part of LHC Group within the Optum family, seeks an experienced Registered Nurse Case Manager to oversee hospice Plan of Care delivery. You will evaluate patient needs, coordinate and implement care plans with the IDG, and educate patients and families while ensuring quality of nursing care and compliance.

Requires active RN licensure in the state, a valid driver's license (or access to reliable transportation).