Hospice Case Manager Nurse: Elevate End-of-Life Care

Aurora Health Care; Racine (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Health Care is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for hospice care in Wisconsin. You will identify and coordinate patient and family care, educate on disease progression, and oversee the Plan of Care with the interdisciplinary team.

You will document thoroughly in the electronic health record, supervise staff, and support discharge planning to ensure seamless continuity of care in Hospice settings.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required in state of practice.
• BLS certification required on hire or as determined by leadership.
• 1–2 years nursing experience in home health, hospice, med/surg, LTC, ER/ICU or oncology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and coordinate patient/family care for terminally ill patients across hospice settings; minimum contact every 15 days.
• Educate patients and families on disease processes, trajectory, hospice philosophy, signs of decline, and end-of-life care; update physician as needed.
• Oversee caseload utilization and ensure appropriate level of hospice care; refer to team members as needed.
• Lead IDG meetings, develop and revise Plan of Care, coordinate services with multidisciplinary team.
• Document in electronic health record; maintain accurate narrative and assessments.
• Provide ongoing assessment of patient response to treatments and adjust care plans; communicate changes to physicians and IDG members.
• Supervise Home Health Aide and LPN visits; instruct staff per regulations.
• Facilitate discharge planning and coordinate community resources for continuity of care.
• Perform OASIS and hospice assessments where required; ensure eligibility criteria are met.

Skills

Nursing license (RN)

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

Job description

Aurora Health Care is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for hospice care in Wisconsin. You will identify and coordinate patient and family care, educate on disease progression, and oversee the Plan of Care with the interdisciplinary team.

You will document thoroughly in the electronic health record, supervise staff, and support discharge planning to ensure seamless continuity of care in Hospice settings.