Hospice RN Case Manager: Compassionate Care & Coordination

Optum; La Grande (OR); On-site; USD 77,792 - 116,688; Full time

Job summary

Heart n Home Hospice, part of the Optum family, seeks an RN Case Manager to deliver the Plan of Care for hospice patients and ensure quality care. You will evaluate performance and align with hospice policies to achieve excellent patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include initial eligibility assessment within 48 hours, comprehensive patient needs evaluation, care coordination, and daily collaboration with the care team, while upholding equal access and compassionate service.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Preferred CPR certification within 90 days of hire.
• 1+ years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services during visit within forty-eight (48) hours of referral.
• Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and re‑assesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
• Initiates and coordinates the plan of care while maintaining accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition.
• Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.
• Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care daily.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Education

RN licensure (state)

CPR certification

Job description

Heart n Home Hospice, part of the Optum family, seeks an RN Case Manager to deliver the Plan of Care for hospice patients and ensure quality care. You will evaluate performance and align with hospice policies to achieve excellent patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include initial eligibility assessment within 48 hours, comprehensive patient needs evaluation, care coordination, and daily collaboration with the care team, while upholding equal access and compassionate service.