Position Summary: HealthFlex is seeking a compassionate and experienced Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager who strives to make a real impact for our community. By joining our team you will be providing skilled services to help patients and families cope with the End of Life process.
Schedule: Full Time, Part Time or Per Diem
Responsibilities:
- Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments 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.
- Write and initiate plan of care
- Regularly re-evaluates patient and family/caregiver needs
- Participates in revising the plan of care as necessary
- Use health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis
- 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.
- Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.
- 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 when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and 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 concert with the interdisciplinary group.
- Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice Interdisciplinary Group Members to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver.
What sets us apart:
- Manageable Caseloads
- Clustered Territory
- Flexible Schedule
- Work Remote and Independently
- Successful Onboarding Program
- Supportive Leadership Team
- Responsive Internal Support
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Current and unrestricted CA license
- 1+ years of Hospice Case Manager Experience required
- Current AHA CPR certification
- Driver's License
- Able to travel to our Oakland office for weekly IDG meetings
- Self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision
