RN Case Manager - Hospice - FT

70000 The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society; Mandan (ND); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

M-F Day Hours

Mileage reimbursement

Day shift

Job summary

Sanford Health is seeking a hospice nurse to provide compassionate care and lead the care team in a patient-centered environment across home or inpatient settings.

The role emphasizes rigorous nursing standards, collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and adherence to plan-of-care protocols while supporting patients and families through the end-of-life journey.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing strongly preferred.
• Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferred.
• Unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing (or multi-state license if applicable).

Responsibilities

• Provides care to assigned residents in a safe, compassionate manner.
• Demonstrates nursing judgment and implements the plan of care with the interdisciplinary team.
• Coordinates with patients, families and care staff to meet care goals.
• Documents clearly and maintains age-appropriate care practices.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

Work Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Compensation: Salary Range: 36.50 - 51.00 Union Position: No Department Details

Our hospice care team is committed to meeting the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of those we serve. We strive to ensure that patients spend their last days with dignity, whether at home or in a warm, home-like inpatient setting.

• Flexible scheduling available
• M-F Day Hours
• Mileage paid monthly for travel within a 60-mile radius
• Competitive federal rate for mileage reimbursement

Summary Provides care to assigned patients in a caring, safe, and efficient manner and provides leadership to staff and is responsible to perform the following according to location standards, procedures, and individualized patient plans of care.

Job Description

Seeks to evaluate outcomes based on an integration among established clinical, financial and utilization data. Defines the unit of care (family and patient). Demonstrates knowledge of hospice palliative care, hospice philosophy, and scope of services. Recognizes different cultural attitudes and values towards death and dying. Identifies the five stages of grieving process. Explains advanced directives, clinical requirements, and interdisciplinary services available. Utilizes independent nursing judgment when integrating health care. Participates in creation of the plan of care and ensures the plan of care is implemented by the interdisciplinary group. Has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate age-specific structured care methodologies, such as protocols/integrated clinical pathways/guidelines/standards of care relating to the overall health care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients/residents. Interviews potential residents and assesses residents in compliance with regulations, policy and procedure. Uses assessment information for admission and continued stay in the hospice community. Establishes a service plan for each resident and evaluates on an on-going basis. Ability to communicate with patients/residents, family members and others on the health care team. Must demonstrate independence, assertiveness and critical thinking when working with patients and co-workers. Ability to document clearly. Ability to solve problems. Self-motivated. Works with little direction. Ability to incorporate teaching/learning principles and adapt teaching to age group. Ability to facilitate groups and implement projects when necessary. Must be able to establish priorities, have strong flexibility and organizational skills. Must be knowledgeable about reimbursement for services provided. Will be required to work primarily day hours, scheduled weekends, and occasional evenings. May be exposed to communicable or infectious disease, hazardous materials and injury from performance of assigned duties. Is subject to multiple sensory and environmental stressors.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Nursing strongly preferred. Graduate from an accredited nursing program, including, but not limited to, those accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). Minimum of two years’ clinical experience preferred. Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

The Sanford organization owns and manages multiple distinct brands, including Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic, and Good Samaritan, as well as Lewis Drug, Sanford Health Equip, Solutions by Sanford, Great Shots, and Blue Rock Bar & Grill.

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties.

Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

Good Samaritan, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care. As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies. The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities.

Learn more about Good Samaritan’s mission and commitment to delivering high quality senior care in rural America at good-sam.com.