RN Case Manager with hospital or hospice experience preferred

A DON type position with Case Manager duties and role

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This position requires confidence, independent action, initiative, a sense of urgency, and the ability to make decisions and take responsibility for them. A well-suited candidate can react and adjust quickly to changing conditions and come up with practical ideas for dealing with them. The responsibilities are broad in scope, encompassing a wide variety of activities requiring rapid shifts in priorities. This person must be and enjoy the following:

• A faster-than-average pace; ability to learn quickly, thoroughly, and in detail
• Strategic, big-picture thinking backed by an added focus on the tactical aspects of the work Setting and achieving specific standards, an emphasis on schedule and quality
• Primarily task focused, with collaboration required occasionally
• Independent decision maker who follows physician orders and plan of care, while maintaining nursing scope of practice
• Ability to follow up closely and critically for standards and schedule
• Capable of delegating and teaching to other(s)
• Seeking Registered Nurses & Licensed Vocational Nurses. Job duties include but are not limited to:
• Focus on the medical needs and treatment of patients in their home according to the active plan of care, as given by the physician and other appropriate personnel
• Patient assessments
• Administration of prescribed medication, treatments, and therapies
• Coordination of care
• Health promotion and teaching
• Training of family members
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Qualifications:

• Licensed as an RN or LVN in the state of Texas
• Minimum 1 year experience, preferred 2 year experience
• Clean background and criminal record
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR)
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with Director of Nurses
• Understands regulatory compliance with state and federal regulations, The Joint Commission preferred
• Physical ability to walk, lift, bend, kneel, see, hear, and speak clearly