Hospice RN Case Manager — Lead Compassionate Home Care

Elara Caring; East Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Tuition reimbursement

Advancement opportunities

Insurance plans

401K with matches

Paid time off

Pet insurance

Job summary

Elara Caring is seeking a Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager in East Lansing, MI for a full-time role delivering compassionate home-based hospice care. The RN will assess patient needs, coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team, and educate families while traveling to patient homes across the region.

The ideal candidate holds an RN license, 1 year of clinical experience, and a willingness to travel up to 50% with reliable transportation.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
• Current State License as a Registered Nurse RN
• 1 year of experience in a clinical care setting
• Experience in a hospice or home health environment is preferred
• 50% travel required
• Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and support up to 50 pounds
• Valid driver’s license and insurance and reliable transportation to perform job tasks

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all activities performed align with the vision of Elara Caring’s board of directors, executive team, and the leadership of the Hospice team.
• Assesses hospice care patients and families to identify the physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs of patients as evidenced by documentation, clinical records, Interdisciplinary Team reports, after hours reports, and on-site evaluations.
• Assesses patient needs and obtains data on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors that may influence patient/family/caregiver health status.
• Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in health condition, environment, or unsafe facility conditions to the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and/or other personnel involved with patient care.
• Counsels, instructs, and includes the patient, facility, and family in following the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care.
• Teaches hospice philosophy and pain and symptom management to staff in alternate care settings (nursing homes, hospital, assisted-living facilities, etc.).
• Provides appropriate support at time of death and perform bereavement assessment.

Job description

Elara Caring is seeking a Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager in East Lansing, MI for a full-time role delivering compassionate home-based hospice care. The RN will assess patient needs, coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team, and educate families while traveling to patient homes across the region.

The ideal candidate holds an RN license, 1 year of clinical experience, and a willingness to travel up to 50% with reliable transportation.