RN Case Manager - Hospice |As Needed |Fri - Mon |Weekend/Overnight Coverage

Bethesda Health Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403b

Daily pay

Bonuses

Career advancement opportunities

Holiday pay

Job summary

Bethesda Health Group is seeking an RN to organize, coordinate and direct ongoing home health services for assigned patients. You will ensure quality patient care, supervise staff as needed, and maintain up-to-date plans of care with input from patients, families and physicians.

Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, drug regimen reviews, and timely documentation in the EMR. You will participate in on-call schedules, weekly case conferences, and the agency’s QAPI program while

Qualifications

• RN Missouri license in good standing
• Two years of varied professional nurse experience, preferably in home health/hospice
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Ability to develop and update the plan of care with patients and families
• Ability to lift/move patients 10–200+lbs with assistance as needed

Responsibilities

• Organizes, coordinates and directs ongoing services for assigned patients
• Ensures delivery of quality patient care and supervises nursing staff as required
• Develops and updates the plan of care with input from patients, families and physicians
• Documents at the point of care in the EMR to keep accurate patient records
• Maintains an accurate visit schedule and participates in on-call and QAPI activities
• Performs required physician summaries at SOC, Recert, Transfer and discharge

Skills

Strong communication

Clinical nursing

Documentation

Critical thinking

Patient/family assessment

Administrative performance

Drive in weather

Education

Graduate of accredited school of nursing

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred

Tools

EMR documentation systems

Job description

Bethesda Brings out the Best in Talented, Caring People!

At Bethesda, more than 1,200 employees dedicate their careers to improving the lives of others.

As a team member at Bethesda, you’ll enjoy great benefits such as: 403b, daily pay, bonuses, career advancement opportunities, and holiday pay.

Medical, dental, vision, prescription, and life insurance available for regular status full and part time employees.

Summary

Organizes, coordinates and directs the ongoing provision of the services to the patients assigned to them within the agency. Ensures the delivery of quality patient care and when appropriate, provides supervision during all service hours including, but not limited to supervision of LPN’s and CNA’s as required. Initiates and maintains communication with the patients, families, physicians, other home health/hospice team members and agencies as needed to promote positive patient outcomes and appropriate use of healthcare resources. Performs the initial and follow-up comprehensive assessments, drug regimen reviews and reconciliation. Works with the patient, family, physician, other home health/hospice team members to develop and update the plan of care. Documents into the EMR at point of care to ensure up-to-date patient records so that problems, plans, actions and goals are accurately and clearly stated, and changes are reflected as they occur. Completes required physician summaries at SOC, Recert, Transfer, ROC and discharge. Documents any communication with the home health/hospice team. Maintains an accurate visit schedule to reflect projected and actual patient visits. Participates in the agency’s Nurse on-call schedule, weekly case conference meetings, and the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program. Demonstrate familiarity with policies of the agency and rules and regulatory agencies, which aid in determining policies. May be assigned other duties as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree preferred
• Current RN Missouri license in good standing
• Minimum two years of varied work experience as a professional nurse and preferably one of the two years in a home health/hospice setting
• Demonstrated skill in administrative performance including expertise with both written and oral communications and documentation requirements
• Demonstrated ability to assess and respond to the needs of patients and families in varied settings
• Demonstrated skill in nursing practice
• Ability to cope with family emotional stress and tolerance of individual lifestyles
• Ability to perform necessary documentation in writing
• Ability to lift, transfer and/or move items or patients weighing 10-200+lbs and who vary with ability to assist using proper lifting techniques and with assistance when necessary
• ability to perform critical thinking and psychosocial assessments and judgments
• Ability to drive in all types of weather
• Manual dexterity and skillful use of hands when working with patients and equipment

Pay range : $29.39 - $48.20 per hour

Category: RN