Per diem Hospice Nurse Case Manager

Mission Hospice & Home Care; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Supportive work environment

Job summary

Mission Hospice & Home Care in San Mateo County provides end-of-life care and support to patients and families on the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay. This per diem Nursing role is responsible for skilled nursing assessment, planning and care to maximize comfort for patients and families.

The position is scheduled Sunday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, at the San Mateo office. Requires active California RN license; home health/hospice experience preferred.

Qualifications

• One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing
• Experience in home health and/or hospice setting preferred

Responsibilities

• Assume primary responsibility for a patient/family using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient/family needs, goals, and interventions
• Coordinate all patient/family services and prioritization of needs with the members of the transdisciplinary team
• Use a case management approach and refer to other services as needed
• Coordinate the implementation of the plan of care and ensure care coordination and case management for each patient
• Apply specific criteria for admission and re-certification to hospice care to establish appropriate levels of care and patient’s eligibility

Skills

Nursing process

Case management

Home health care

Hospice care

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

CA RN license

Job description

Mission Hospice & Home Care serves patients and families in the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay with quality care and compassionate end-of-life support and education. Founded in 1979, we are a local, independent nonprofit that has provided thousands of patients and their families with physical, emotional, and spiritual support throughout the journey from a life-threatening diagnosis through death and bereavement.

This per diem position offers competitive pay and a supportive work environment.

The Hospice Nurse Case Manager is responsible for the assigned caseload or facility where they will be providing skilled nursing assessment, planning and care to maximize the comfort and health of patients and families.

Schedule

Sunday, Thursday & Friday; 8:30am - 5:00pm

Office Location

San Mateo

Service Area

San Mateo County with additional coverage to Santa Clara County as needed

Mission Hospice & Home Care follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Assume primary responsibility for a patient/family using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient/family needs, goals, and interventions
• Coordinate all patient/family services and prioritization of needs with the members of the transdisciplinary team
• Use a case management approach and refer to other services as needed
• Coordinate the implementation of the plan of care and ensure care coordination and case management for each patient
• As applicable, apply specific criteria for admission and re-certification to hospice care to establish appropriate levels of care and patient’s eligibility

Education/Experience

• One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing
• Experience in home health and/or hospice setting preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of California.
• Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable
• HPNA certification preferred

Pay Range

$58.00 - $73.65 hourly

Mission Hospice and Home Care is proud to serve our community as an equal employment opportunity employer. Everyone is valued and welcome at MHHC. Our organization is committed to diversity, equity and continues to build a culture of inclusion by recruiting, screening, hiring and retaining any qualified individual without regard to age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, registered domestic partner status, citizenship, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military care status, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by Federal, state, or local laws.