Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager

Prime Care Hospice; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Care Hospice in Stockton, CA is seeking a registered nurse to plan, direct and deliver hospice care in home and community settings. The RN will assess patients, coordinate care, educate families and work with an interdisciplinary team to ensure comfort and quality of life.

The position requires strong clinical assessment, care planning, and case management skills, with a focus on community health education and compassionate patient advocacy.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) with current license.
• Experience in hospice care and home/community health preferred.
• Strong assessment, care planning and patient/family education skills.
• Ability to coordinate care as Case Manager with interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial, comprehensive patient and family assessment for hospice needs.
• Provide professional nursing care per nursing process and Act.
• Develop, implement and revise plans of care with patient/family involvement.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
• Provide patient and family education and emotional support.
• Maintain clinical notes and communicate with physicians and care team.
• Attend interdisciplinary group meetings and participate in QI activities.

Skills

RN

Hospice care

Case management

Community health education

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Stockton, CA 95207, Salary Range: $57.00 - $60.00 Hourly, JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Care

• Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process and as defined in the state Nurse Practice Act.
• Assesses and evaluates patient's status by:
  • Writing and initiating plan of care
  • Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
  • Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
• 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 that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative 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 in the physician's plan of care.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
• Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.

Communication

• Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient's condition and care given. Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physicians' orders as required.
• Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan.
• Teaches the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers. Works in concert with the interdisciplinary group.
• Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
• Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care.
• Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
• Attends interdisciplinary group meetings.

Additional Duties

• 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.
• Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required.
• Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and inservice classes.
• Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.