RN Case Manager – Home Health | $15k Sign-On

Optum; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum’s Amedisys home health team seeks a Nurse Case Manager in North Carolina to guide patients and families through care planning, coordinate services, and support discharge and transition planning. You’ll work under supervision to ensure appropriate care levels, provide education and coaching, and collaborate with Care Advocates and Social Workers.

You will assess needs, supervise care team members, coordinate visits, and participate in ongoing education to improve patient outcomes in a

Qualifications

• Current RN license, specific to the state(s) you are assigned to work.
• 1+ year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Current CPR certification
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and liability insurance

Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessments and collaborates with the care team to develop and implement a plan of care.
• Makes referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the patient's identified needs or documents rationale for not doing so.
• Promotes patient health and independence through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures, assisting patients in learning appropriate self-care techniques.
• Supervises LPNs and HHAs
• Completes documentation timely and accurately
• Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager and care team
• Plans and provides staff education
• Performs on-call responsibilities and on-call services to patients/families as assigned
• Participates in clinical development and continuing education programs
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

RN license

CPR certification

Driver's license

Job description

Optum’s Amedisys home health team seeks a Nurse Case Manager in North Carolina to guide patients and families through care planning, coordinate services, and support discharge and transition planning. You’ll work under supervision to ensure appropriate care levels, provide education and coaching, and collaborate with Care Advocates and Social Workers.

You will assess needs, supervise care team members, coordinate visits, and participate in ongoing education to improve patient outcomes in a