Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice

St. Gabriel's Hospice and Palliative Care; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Gabriel's Hospice and Palliative Care in Dallas is seeking an RN Case Manager to perform admissions and provide bedside nursing care in patients’ homes, coordinating with the interdisciplinary team and families.

The role focuses on assessment, care planning, documentation, and on-call support with travel to patient residences. Ideal candidates hold an RN license, hospice experience, and strong communication skills to collaborate with physicians and referring agencies while meeting care

Qualifications

• One year RN hospice experience.
• WellSky Consolo experience preferred.
• Current state RN license and driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Assess hospice patients using Nursing Assessment and LCD criteria.
• Develop and document the plan of care with the Assessment.
• Provide nursing care with infection control measures.
• Coordinate with Interdisciplinary Team to meet patient/family needs.
• Communicate with attending and hospice physicians.
• Submit required paperwork in a timely manner.
• Participate in QAPI program and hospice in-service trainings.
• Meet productivity standards and provide on-call services.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and staff.
• Maintain reliable transportation and auto liability insurance.

Skills

Nursing skills

Hospice care

Interpersonal skills

Communication

On-call abilities

Education

Diploma/ ADN/ BSN nursing

Tools

WellSky Consolo

Job description

Description

General Position Description:

The RN Case Manager performs admissions and administers nursing care for patients of all ages in their place of residence. They coordinate care with the Interdisciplinary Group/Team, patient/family, and referring agency and assume responsibility for coordination of care.

Role Expectations:

• Assess hospice patients utilizing the Nursing Assessment and LCD criteria to identify their physical, psycho-social, and environmental needs.
• Develop and document the plan of care in correlation with the Assessment
• Provides nursing care utilizing infection control measures (OSHA)
• Work with Interdisciplinary Group/Team to ensure patient/family needs are met.
• Communicate with attending physicians, hospice physicians, and other physicians involved in the patient’s care.
• Timely submission of all required paperwork.
• Demonstrates commitment and professional growth by participating in hospice-sponsored in-service programs and maintaining or improving competency. Participates in the Hospice’s QAPI program.
• Promotes the Hospice’s philosophy and administrative policies.
• Meets productivity standards.
• Performs on-call responsibilities and provides on-call services to patients and their families as assigned.
• Provides effective communication to patients, their family members, team members, and other health care professionals.
• Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance

Requirements

Education and experience:

• One (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse in a hospice setting
• WellSky Consolo experience preferred
• Education: Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
• Licensure: Current State license as a Registered Nurse; Current driver’s license
• Skills: Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Knowledge of state and federal regulations. Good interpersonal skills

Physical Requirements:

1. Environmental and Working Conditions: Works in patient homes in various conditions; possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases; ability to work a flexible schedule; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather; PRN emergency calls.
2. Physical and Mental Effort: Prolonged standing and walking required, with ability to lift up to 50lbs and move patients. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs, and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition; meet patient/family individualized psychosocial needs. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity.
3. Ability to communicate with patients, families, physicians, co-workers, and visitors to be able to exchange accurate information regarding patient condition and health status. Ability to exchange and express information by means of language and communicate information effectively.
4. Ability to hear the nature of sounds. Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt at inappropriate times.
5. Ability to make independent judgments and decisions. Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
6. Ability to view tablet, Electronic Health Record, and review, assess, record or type data quickly and accurately.
7. Ability to make independent judgments and decisions is required.
8. Ability to determine resources needed to provide quality patient care.
9. Ability to travel to patient homes and office/support center locations as needed to deliver care or for education purposes.

This description is a general statement of required essential functions performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.