Home Health RN Case Manager - Flexible Schedule & PTO

Applied Palliative and Hospice Services,Inc.; Rancho Cordova (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Company car

Company parties

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Job summary

Applied Palliative and Hospice Services,Inc. is seeking a Home Health - Registered Nurse (Case Manager) to plan, organize and direct home care services within the community. This role emphasizes patient and family education, care coordination and evidence-based nursing practice.

The RN will assess, develop and implement care plans, collaborate with physicians, and supervise home health aides to ensure quality outcomes in patients' homes.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with home health experience.
• Experience in community health education and family engagement.
• Ability to coordinate care across providers and settings.

Responsibilities

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs.
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and 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 nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor/Nursing Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every sixty days.
• Communicates with the physician (or other authorized licensed independent practitioner) regarding the patient's needs and reports any changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physician's (or other authorized licensed independent practitioner) orders as required.
• Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
• Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks.

Skills

Home health nursing

Case management

Job description

Applied Palliative and Hospice Services,Inc. is seeking a Home Health - Registered Nurse (Case Manager) to plan, organize and direct home care services within the community. This role emphasizes patient and family education, care coordination and evidence-based nursing practice.

The RN will assess, develop and implement care plans, collaborate with physicians, and supervise home health aides to ensure quality outcomes in patients' homes.