Hospice RN Case Manager: Compassionate Care & Planning

Optum; Hammond (LA); On-site; USD 58,800 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401(k) contribution

Incentive and recognition programs

Job summary

Egan Hospice, part of LHC Group and within the Optum family, is seeking a Registered Nurse Case Manager to deliver and coordinate the Plan of Care for hospice patients in the home setting. This role emphasizes compassionate, evidence-based care across physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being, including collaboration with families and care teams.

Responsibilities include timely eligibility evaluations, care plan initiation, ongoing reassessment, and thorough documentation.

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
• 1+ years of clinical experience.
• Current CPR Certification.
• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client.

Responsibilities

• Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services within forty-eight (48) hours of referral.
• Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and reassesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
• Initiates and coordinates the plan of care.
• 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.
• Instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate.
• Maintains accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding the patient's condition.

Skills

RN licensure

Clinical experience

CPR Certification

Driver's license

Vehicle insurance

Access to transportation

Cultural sensitivity

Job description

Egan Hospice, part of LHC Group and within the Optum family, is seeking a Registered Nurse Case Manager to deliver and coordinate the Plan of Care for hospice patients in the home setting. This role emphasizes compassionate, evidence-based care across physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being, including collaboration with families and care teams.

Responsibilities include timely eligibility evaluations, care plan initiation, ongoing reassessment, and thorough documentation.