Per diem Hospice Nurse Case Manager

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

Job summary

Mission Hospice & Home Care in San Mateo is seeking a Hospice Nurse Case Manager for a per diem schedule to provide skilled nursing assessment, planning and care, maximizing comfort for patients and families.

The role supports the San Mateo County service area with occasional coverage to Santa Clara County. Schedule Sundays, Thursdays and Fridays, 8:30am to 5:00pm, with CDPH vaccine compliance where applicable.

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
• As applicable, apply specific criteria for admission and re-certification to hospice care to establish appropriate levels of care and patient’s eligibility

Skills

Nursing

Care coordination

Case management

Home health care

Education

Registered Nurse license (CA)

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Public Health Nursing certification desirable

HPNA certification preferred

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 HospiceNurse 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.

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