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LSL ALF LLC lists this Hospice: RN Case Manager (South Central) opportunity in bloomington, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Hospice RN Case Manager plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The Hospice RN Case Manager 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.
Position:RN Case Manager for Hospice
Salary Range: $88,000-$94,600 annually, depending on experience
Service Area: South Central(coverage area: St. Louis Park, Richfield, Bloomington, Burnsville, Lakeville & surrounding). Plus,mileage reimbursement of 72.5 cents per mile.
Schedule:1.0 FTE, Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm (with every 2 weekends/quarter, 2 holidays/year and no on-call)
Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we’ve been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That’s where our people come in – from accounting and health technology to front-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are all invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently.
Lifespark Benefits Include :
Annual Reviews/Raises{Shift differentials if applicable}
PaidTime Off – Vacation Time
Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance
Life Insurances
401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees
Career path to other positions within our growing company!
Functions & Responsibilities:
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 as defined in the state Nurse Practice Act
Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:Writing and initiating plan of care
Regularly re-evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs
Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary
Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
Uses 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
Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs
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
Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan
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
Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient
Assists the patient and family/caregiver and other team members in providing continuity of care
Works in cooperation with the family/caregiver and hospice interdisciplinary group to meet the emotional needs of the patient and family/caregiver
Attends interdisciplinary group meetings
Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy
Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services
are available
Supervises ancillary personnel and delegates responsibilities when required
Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes
Fulfills the obligation of requested and/or accepted case assignments
Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
2 years’ RN experience in health care (preferably home care or hospice)
Experience in customer service/direct member contact field preferred
Experience supervising caregivers
Knowledge of corporate business management, governmental regulations, ACHC standards, and private payer practice
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Must pass a MVR check based on Lifespark company policy
Our Lifespark culture has created not only an award-winning workplace — earning Star Tribune Top Workplace 12 times, Minneapolis Business Journal Best Places to Work three times, and Top USA #1 in Healthcare — but a place where you have the room to be creative, make a difference, and have a purposeful, direct impact on how people age. Lifespark’s full continuum of services offers a breadth of roles with the support to grow your career. To see the experience we are creating, watch our award-winning video Going South – this is the experience you will help create at Lifespark! Changing the age-old story starts with you – let’s get you hired.
It has been and will continue to be our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the Employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Prof License - RN
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