RN Case Manager - Home Health Care & Planning

Optum; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, invites you to join a team delivering home health, hospice and community-based care. As an RN, you will assess patients, develop plans of care, and collaborate with the care team to promote health and independence in the home setting.

This role involves supervising LPNs and HHAs, ensuring timely documentation, and communicating patient progress to the clinical manager. A valid RN license and CPR are required, with 1+ year of clinical experience.

Qualifications

• Current RN license, specific to state(s) you are assigned to work.
• 1+ year of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Current CPR certification.

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

Clinical experience

CPR certification

Driver's license

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, invites you to join a team delivering home health, hospice and community-based care. As an RN, you will assess patients, develop plans of care, and collaborate with the care team to promote health and independence in the home setting.

This role involves supervising LPNs and HHAs, ensuring timely documentation, and communicating patient progress to the clinical manager. A valid RN license and CPR are required, with 1+ year of clinical experience.