Hospice Nurse Case Manager

Preferred Care Management; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Swan Hospice is actively seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team in providing high-quality hospice care. The RN will manage a primary caseload, assess needs, and implement comprehensive nursing plans for patients in facilities and private homes.

The role emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, patient and family education, and supervision of aides/homemakers to ensure compassionate, compliant care. Licensure as an RN is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year general nursing preferred with hospice, home health, medical, surgical or critical care experience.
• Experience with pain and symptom management preferred.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting.
• Understanding of Hospice philosophy and end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Oversees primary caseload of Hospice patients and provides skilled nursing care.
• Performs initial and comprehensive nursing assessments and updates care plans.
• Implements and reevaluates plan of care to meet patient needs.
• Teaches, supervises, and counsels patients, families, and caregivers.
• Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Team to meet patient and family needs.
• Provides supervision to Hospice Aides/Homemakers.

Skills

Hospice care

Nursing

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Swan Hospice is actively seeking Registered Nurses (RN) to join our team.

We provide quality hospice care to patients in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and in private homes.

Job Description

A.

BASIC PURPOSE

Oversees primary caseload of Hospice patients and provides skilled professional nursing care to them, their families and caregivers as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with the Hospice Medicare Conditions of Participation, New Jersey Hospice licensure laws, accrediting body standards and agency policies and procedures. Provides the initial assessment and comprehensive nursing assessment and identification of problems of each patient; reassessment of nursing needs and collaborates to develop the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) plan of care. Implements the plan of care and reevaluates and revises the plan of care relative to the patient’s nursing needs to provide appropriate, comprehensive and responsive goals and interventions. Teaches, supervises, and counsels the patient, family members, and staff regarding nursing care and the patient's needs, including other related problems of the patient at home Works closely with other members of the IDT to ensure all patient and family care needs are being met. Provides supervision to Hospice Aides/Homemakers.

2. Experience

• Has minimum of one (1) year general nursing preferred with current hospice, home health, medical, surgical or critical care experience.
• Experience with pain and symptom management interventions preferred.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary setting.
• Understanding of Hospice philosophy, principles of death/dying.