Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager- Carmel, Indiana

JOB TITLE : Registered Nurse Case Manager

FLSA : Exempt, Salaried

REPORTS TO : Director of Clinical Services

JOB SUMMARY :

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education / experience.

The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES :

Completes an initial, comprehensive, and ongoing comprehensive assessment of patient and family to determine hospice needs.

Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).

• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process and utilizes health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Assesses and evaluates patient's status through writing and initiating plan of care, regularly re-evaluating patient and family / caregiver needs, and participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
• Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis, and incorporates palliative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician's plan of care.
• Assists the patient with the activities of daily living and facilitates the patient's efforts toward self-sufficiency and optional comfort care.
• Acts as Case Manager assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload.
• Completes, maintains and submits accurate and relevant clinical notes regarding patient's condition and care given. Records pain / symptom management changes / outcomes as appropriate.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; obtains / receives physicians' orders as required.
• Teaches the patient and family / caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provides medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognizes and utilizes opportunities for health counseling with patients and families / caregivers
• Works in cooperation with the family / caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family / caregiver.
• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Perform additional job duties as assigned

JOB REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS :

Bachelor's or Associate's degree in nursing or related fields, required. Master's degree in Nursing or related healthcare field, preferred.

Maintains an active nursing license that is in good standings in the state performing job duties. Maintains an active CPR certification.

At least 2-5 years of experience in the healthcare management, hospice, or palliative care and / or training in end-of-life care, preferred.

At least 1 year of experience with Medicare Hospice Certification as well as CHAP guidelines, preferred. Knowledge hospice care and the services provided to patient and family / caregiver through an interdisciplinary group.

Proficient in MS Office applications and ability to learn department and job-specific software systems. Demonstrate organizational skills.

Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrate analytical skills when problem-solving. Demonstrate high attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.

CORE COMPETENCIES :

• Communication : Demonstrate knowledge to reply and receive information to and from others.
• Customer Service : Works with customers to assess their needs in an effort to meet / exceed requirements and expectations
• Emotional Intelligence : Demonstrates knowledge on how to manage oneself and how to interact successfully with others.
• Time Management : Demonstrate ability to manage your time productively and efficiently.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.