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Location 22579 Old U.S. 20,Elkhart, IN, 46516,United States
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Registered Nurse/Case Manager Hospice Care-Elkhart
Job Type: Full-time, Exempt
Schedule: Monday-Friday, day shift; participates in on-call rotation
Location: Elkhart, Indiana
We are seeking an experienced RN with to join our team. Our team does amazing work that profoundly improves the quality of life of our patients and their families. Rediscover your passion for healthcare and the rewarding one-to-one patient connections that inspired you to enter healthcare to begin with.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package for eligible full-time employees, which includes:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health savings and flexible spending account options
Retirement plan with employer contribution
Employer-paid life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Wellness and healthy lifestyle benefits
Employee peer recognition program
Annual anniversary/retention bonus opportunities
Competitive paid time off (PTO)
Full details of benefits and specific eligibility (including any minimum scheduled hours for certain benefits) are provided during the interview and onboarding process.
Job Description for Case Manager:
Performs an initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment of the patient's and family's physical, psychosocial, environmental, safety and spiritual needs within 5 days of the election of hospice services, with reassessments no less frequently than every 15 days.
Develops an individualized plan of care based on a comprehensive assessment in conjunction with the patient's and family's goals.
Assess all aspects of the patient's pain and comfort, developing and implementing an individualized pain management plan.
Provides holistic, patient/family-centered care as prescribed, in the patient's residence to improve the quality of life.
Consults and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and other agencies involved in the patient's care.
Supports the patient, family, and caregiver in medical decision making and unique spiritual and cultural beliefs.
Provides supervision of LPN and Home Health/Hospice Aides in accordance with Agency policy and regulatory requirements.
Performs admissions as assigned.
Completes an average of 25 visits per week.
Communicates appropriate information and participates at IDG meeting.
Documents problems, nursing assessments, appropriate goals, care provided, care interventions, patient/family teaching, and patient and family outcomes.
Completes patient assessment documentation on the day care is given.
Documents all physician orders, IDG notes, and patient notes on the day work is performed.
Documents LPN, Home Health, and Hospice Aide supervisory visits every 14 days.
Helps to provide continuity of care between team members and other service providers by ensuring verbal and written reports are clear, concise, and timely.
Teaches patient self-care.
Teaches those parts of patient care appropriate for each family, or ECF staff to provide.
Teaches indications, side effects, and contraindications of all medications.
Assists the patient's family, or ECF staff, with understanding the illness, the dying process, plan of care, and needs of the patient.
Teaches the patient and family their rights regarding hospice care and benefits.
Serves as preceptor to other staff nurses, Aides, and students.
Committed to Agency resolution against fraud and abuse.
Knowledgeable in hospice philosophy, LCD's, and state and federal rules and regulations.
Performs other duties that may be assigned.
Conditions of Employment for Case Manager RN:
Must pass Drug Screen and Background check.
Pass TB test.
Ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Must have Rn License in Indiana. Michigan a plus.
NOTE: The responsibilities of this position are described above, and they may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other reasons. Also, this description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.
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