Hospice RN Case Manager - Home Health

UnitedHealth Group; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group’s Heart of Hospice in Louisiana is seeking an RN Case Manager to deliver the Plan of Care for each hospice patient, assess needs, and coordinate care with the IDG team. You will implement strategies to promote physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being in alignment with nursing theory.

This role requires an active RN license in the state, reliable transportation, and ability to work with diverse families in home settings.

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 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.
• 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 transportation

Job description

UnitedHealth Group’s Heart of Hospice in Louisiana is seeking an RN Case Manager to deliver the Plan of Care for each hospice patient, assess needs, and coordinate care with the IDG team. You will implement strategies to promote physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual well-being in alignment with nursing theory.

This role requires an active RN license in the state, reliable transportation, and ability to work with diverse families in home settings.