Hospice RN case manager

Blue Monarch Hospice; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospice organization is seeking a Case Management Nurse to oversee and manage patient care. The role involves comprehensive assessments, care planning, and providing end-of-life education to patients and caregivers. The nurse will work in a collaborative environment to ensure high-quality care and support for families and patients, contributing to a compassionate and respectful end-of-life experience.

Benefits

Continuing Education Opportunities

Health Insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Current RN license in California required.
• Experience in hospice or palliative care preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments for hospice patients and families.
• Develop and implement patient care plans with interdisciplinary team.
• Provide emotional and spiritual support to patients and families.

Skills

Assessment

Care Planning

Symptom Management

Patient Education

Clinical Documentation

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

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Job Description

Responsible for oversight and care management of hospice patients. Responsible for assessments and care planning, symptom management and end-of-life education to patients and caregivers. Work with an interdisciplinary team to provide physical, emotional, and spiritual support.

Job Description

Responsible for oversight and care management of hospice patients. Responsible for assessments and care planning, symptom management and end-of-life education to patients and caregivers. Work with an interdisciplinary team to provide physical, emotional, and spiritual support.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments 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.
• 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

• 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 Manager 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 Members 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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