RN Case Manager: Home Health Care Navigator

Optum; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Stock purchase plan

401(k) contribution

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, is hiring a Nurse Case Manager to guide patients and families through the care continuum in a home-health setting. You will assess needs, coordinate care, support discharge planning, and manage ongoing outpatient care under supervision of an RN or MD.

You will educate, coach patients, collaborate with a Care Advocate and Social Worker, and supervise LPNs and HHAs while contributing to ongoing professional development.

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

Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, is hiring a Nurse Case Manager to guide patients and families through the care continuum in a home-health setting. You will assess needs, coordinate care, support discharge planning, and manage ongoing outpatient care under supervision of an RN or MD.

You will educate, coach patients, collaborate with a Care Advocate and Social Worker, and supervise LPNs and HHAs while contributing to ongoing professional development.