Compassionate Hospice RN Case Manager - In-Home Care Lead

Livingston-Memorial-Vna; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Mileage reimbursement

Paid training and ongoing education

Bilingual stipend

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Livingston Memorial is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse Case Manager to support our Hospice team in Ventura County. You will provide intermittent therapeutic, palliative, and end-of-life skilled services in the patient’s home, under physician orders and in accordance with Medicare and state standards.

You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary care group to develop and maintain a patient-centered care plan, educate patients and families, manage medications, arrange services, and monitor

Qualifications

• Valid California Registered Nurse License.
• Current Basic Life Support Certification.
• Three years professional nursing experience.
• Three years Hospice experience.
• Must reside within Ventura County.
• Valid Driver License and auto insurance.
• Knowledge of computer, proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of attention to details.
• Able to work independently, take ownership and responsibility of tasks.
• Strong professional ethics, discretion and judgment.
• Good organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and documents the nursing component of the comprehensive assessment on admission, recertification (90, 60 days) and/or when the patient's condition warrants.
• Determines program eligibility, needed services, and verifies payer sources.
• Reviews patient's medications at every visit, maintains a list of current medications, and reconciles the Hospice medication list with medication lists from other providers; e.g. inpatient discharge.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care group (IDG) in developing and maintaining an individualized patient centered plan-of-care.
• Evaluates the patient's response to care, updates the care plan and makes referrals to internal and external resources to meet patient's needs.
• Develops and implements an individualized teaching plan for the patient and family/caregiver with a goal of assisting the patient and family in reaching a safe and comfortable death in accordance with the patient's wishes.
• Timely obtains physician orders for necessary care and services.
• Case manages assigned patients ensuring continuity of care and efficient and effective utilization of resources to ensure patient goals and desired outcomes are met.
• Communicates timely and effectively with physicians, Case Managers, Patient Care Coordinator(s), Director(s), and appropriate members of the IDG regarding changes in the patient's condition, plan-of-care, needs, and goals.
• Ensures clinical documentation is complete, accurate, professional, and submitted to Livingston within 48 hours of the visit, patient/family or interdisciplinary care team interaction.
• Presents assigned patients at weekly case conferences.
• Proactively ensures patients have correct supplies.
• Supervises LVNs and CHHAs. Ensure a current CHHA plan-of-care is on record and available to the CHHA.
• Makes CHHA supervisory visits at least every two weeks.
• Ensures that all required notices are provided to the patient or patient's legal representative timely and in compliance with regulations.
• In collaboration with designated office staff, ensures prior authorization requests are completed in accordance with policy.
• Monitors case communication follow-up notes, e-mail and mailbox, and takes appropriate action in a timely fashion.
• Meets or exceeds productivity expectations.
• Work weekends and holiday rotations as assigned.
• Accurately and timely records and reports hours worked as required by state regulations.
• Identifies health and safety risks and implements risk reduction strategies for self and others according to Livingston policy and procedure.
• Actively participates in quality improvement, in-services, and other activities as requested or required.
• Communicates regularly with Director(s) about department issues.
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Attention to detail

Ethics and discretion

Education

RN license (California)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Livingston Memorial is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse Case Manager to support our Hospice team in Ventura County. You will provide intermittent therapeutic, palliative, and end-of-life skilled services in the patient’s home, under physician orders and in accordance with Medicare and state standards.

You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary care group to develop and maintain a patient-centered care plan, educate patients and families, manage medications, arrange services, and monitor