Nurse Case Manager

Prairie Wind Hospice; Shawnee (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie Wind Hospice is seeking a Nurse Case Manager to coordinate and provide exceptional hospice care to patients and families. The role works with the Director of Nursing and the Interdisciplinary Team to deliver hands-on nursing, assess pain and symptom management, and support dignified end-of-life care.

You will educate families, participate in interdisciplinary meetings, update the Plan of Care, and coordinate services to meet patient goals while upholding the hospice philosophy.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed with Kansas State Board of Nursing in good standing.
• 1–2 years of nursing in acute care or 1 year in home health/hospice or similar is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide high-level hospice care to patients and families.
• Work with DON and Interdisciplinary Team to: deliver hands-on nursing care, assess and coordinate pain/symptom management, and support end-of-life goals.
• Educate families on hospice philosophy, participate in team meetings, and ensure plans of care reflect patient and family needs.

Skills

Nursing

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

I.Qualifications

Skilled Nurse from an Accredited program currently licensed and in good standing with the Kansas State Board of Nursing. One to 2 years’ experience in nursing in an acute care setting or 1-year experience in home health, hospice or comparable experience is preferred. Desire to learn and demonstration of aptitude for the hospice philosophy and comfort care required.

II.Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of the Nurse Case Manager to coordinate and provide the highest level of hospice care to patients and families.

The Nurse Case Manager works in conjunction with the Director of Nursing (DON) and the Interdisciplinary Team to:

• provide hands-on clinical nursing, interacting with patients, family, physicians, Interdisciplinary Team members, and other health care professionals involved in the patient’s care.
• assess and coordinate a pain/symptom management program formulated with the participation of family and patient, attending physician and the Interdisciplinary Team, utilizing pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods of pain/symptom control to enhance quality of life.
• assist in facilitating freedom of choice, relief of suffering and death with dignity for patients facing end of life issues.
• provide support and education for families based on the hospice philosophy of care. Care includes physical, psychological, spiritual, and financial comfort.
• participate in Interdisciplinary Team meetings and up-dates the Plan of Care (POC) for assigned patients based on identified problems and needs.
• ensure all services provided are in accordance with the patient’s POC.
• ensure the POC involves the active participation of the patient, family, PCP, and the Interdisciplinary Team
• provide Clinical Manager with appropriate information to coordinate all services related to hospice care for assigned patients. Coordination of services include communicating and making referrals for home health aide/homemaker, chaplain, social worker, volunteer, and ancillary services, as well as ordering medications and Durable Medical Equipment
• educate patient and family on the disease process and expectation related to the disease progression.
• assist with CQI activities.
• work as a team member at all times and uphold the Hospice Code of Ethics
• provide care to manage patient symptoms.
• utilize the medication formulary whenever possible for the management of patient symptoms.
• reports to DON as patient condition changes, changes in the patient condition that require change in level of care.

III.Orientation and Training

Prairie Wind Hospice will provide orientation and training, as necessary, to assist the Case Manager Nurse in performing the responsibilities listed above. Training may be in-house or outside seminars. Evidence of orientation and training will become part of the personnel file.

IV.On Call

The Case Manager Nurse will not be on call at this time as we have a full on call team.

V. Accountability

Reports directly to the Director of Nursing. The Nurse Case Manager will work under the direction of the Director of Nursing.