Hospice RN Case Manager, full time

Lifecare-Home-Health-Family-1; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Career growth opportunities

Continuing education

Job summary

Life Care Home Health Family in Las Vegas, NV seeks an experienced RN Case Manager to support admissions and provide in-home nursing care for patients across the care continuum. You will coordinate with the Interdisciplinary Group/Team, patients, families, and referring agencies to plan and deliver personalized care.

The role requires a valid RN license, at least two years in clinical nursing and one year in hospice, a graduate nursing degree, and ability to travel.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a clinical care setting
• One year full-time hospice experience
• Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate Nursing program
• Current State RN license and valid driver's license

Responsibilities

• Perform admissions and administer nursing care in patients' homes
• Coordinate care with Interdisciplinary Group/Team, patient/family and referring agency
• Communicate with attending physicians and hospice physicians involved in patient care
• Submit required paperwork in a timely manner
• Provide on-call nursing services as assigned
• Maintain infection control measures and quality standards

Skills

Nursing skills

Interpersonal skills

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Diploma in Nursing

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Description

Join Life Care Home Health Family!

Serving Texas, Florida, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona, we provide skilled nursing, therapy, homecare, hospice, palliative care, and private duty services.

Why Work With Us?

• Nestmed AI Scribe: Less charting, more caring!
• Competitive pay, 401k, health & life insurance
• Flexible schedules & career growth opportunities
• Continuing education & recognition programs
• Supportive, family-like team culture

Make a difference in patients' lives while enjoying work-life balance.

General Position Description:

The RN Case Manager performs admissions and administers nursing care for patients of all ages in their place of residence. They coordinate care with the Interdisciplinary Group/Team, patient/family, and referring agency and assume responsibility for coordination of care.

Role Expectations:

• Assess hospice patients utilizing the Nursing Assessment and LCD criteria to identify their physical, psycho-social, and environmental needs.
• Develop and document the plan of care in correlation with the Assessment
• Provides nursing care utilizing infection control measures (OSHA)
• Work with Interdisciplinary Group/Team to ensure patient/family needs are met.
• Communicate with attending physicians, hospice physicians, and other physicians involved in the patient's care.
• Timely submission of all required paperwork.
• Demonstrates commitment and professional growth by participating in hospice-sponsored in-service programs and maintaining or improving competency. Participates in the Hospice's QAPI program.
• Promotes the Hospice's philosophy and administrative policies.
• Meets productivity standards.
• Performs on-call responsibilities and provides on-call services to patients and their families as assigned.
• Provides effective communication to patients, their family members, team members, and other health care professionals.
• Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance

Education and experience:

• Two (2) years experience as a Registered Nurse in a clinical care setting and one (1) year full time hospice.
• Education: Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
• Licensure: Current State license as a Registered Nurse; Current driver's license
• Skills: Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Knowledge of state and federal regulations. Good interpersonal skills

Physical Requirements:

1. Environmental and Working Conditions: Works in patient homes in various conditions; possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases; ability to work a flexible schedule; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather; PRN emergency calls.
2. Physical and Mental Effort: Prolonged standing and walking required, with ability to lift up to 50lbs and move patients. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs, and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition; meet patient/family individualized psychosocial needs. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity.
3. Ability to communicate with patients, families, physicians, co-workers, and visitors to be able to exchange accurate information regarding patient condition and health status. Ability to exchange and express information by means of language and communicate information effectively.
4. Ability to hear the nature of sounds. Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times.
5. Ability to make independent judgments and decisions. Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
6. Ability to view tablet, Electronic Health Record, and review, assess, record or type data quickly and accurately.
7. Ability to make independent judgments and decisions is required.
8. Ability to determine resources needed to provide quality patient care.
9. Ability to travel to patient homes and office/support center locations as needed to deliver care or for education purposes.

This description is a general statement of required essential functions performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.