Hospice RN Case Manager — Compassionate, Collaborative Care

Optum; Terrytown (LA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Heart of Hospice, part of LHC Group and within the Optum family, seeks a Registered Nurse Case Manager to oversee the Plan of Care for hospice patients, collaborating with professionals to promote physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Primary responsibilities include initial nursing evaluation within 48 hours of referral, developing and coordinating the plan of care, documenting progress, and guiding patients and families across home and facility settings; requires LA RN

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN licensure in the state of practice.
• Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation

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
• 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
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

Skills

RN licensure

Driver's license

Reliable vehicle

Education

RN licensure

Job description

Heart of Hospice, part of LHC Group and within the Optum family, seeks a Registered Nurse Case Manager to oversee the Plan of Care for hospice patients, collaborating with professionals to promote physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Primary responsibilities include initial nursing evaluation within 48 hours of referral, developing and coordinating the plan of care, documenting progress, and guiding patients and families across home and facility settings; requires LA RN