What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Case Manager Resource Pool position at HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE?
If you are passionate about our mission and dedicated to providing compassionate end-of-life care, we invite you to join our resource pool by applying. By doing so, we can keep your information on file and may reach out when a role aligns with your skills and interests. Together, we can continue making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and their families.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Use the nursing process to establish a nursing care plan in accordance with established policies and standards of care.
- Provides high-quality care to patients, work with families, relatives and/or other primary care persons to enable them to become dependable caregivers.
- Maintain The Perfect Visit Standards (ie: Quality Standards, Perfect Visits, No Service Failures, Documentation)
- Maintain records, reports and forms that are accurate, and contain quality content per documentation policies.
- Anticipate patient/family needs and utilize the interdisciplinary team and community resources appropriately.
- Anticipate and initiate nursing interventions to prevent complications and alleviate symptoms of physical and psychological discomfort so an optimum quality of life may be maintained.
- Anticipate and meet emergency or crisis situations both physical and emotional.
- Teach the patient and family the plan of care, its goals, and the implications of the diagnosis and prognosis.
- Teach and counsel family members and patients in energy-saving techniques and skills to help maintain the patient at home.
- Interact with all members of the interdisciplinary team and provide nursing aspects to help plan the total needs of the patient/family.
Education:
- Preferably a Bachelor of Science in nursing preparation.
Certification:
- Current Louisiana license.
- Current CPR certification.
Work Experience:
- At least two years of experience as a staff nurse in either an acute care setting (general medical-surgical, oncological, or geriatric) or home care setting.
Special Skills:
- Ability to assess and respond to needs of patients and families in the home
- Ability to work independently as well as on an interdisciplinary team.
- Supportive and sensitive to needs of patients and families, as well as other staff and volunteers.
- Able to cope with the emotional stress of patient, family and self that ensures when rendering nursing care to dying patients.
- Humanistic attitude toward patient/family care.
- Tolerant of individual lifestyles.
Other Requirements:
- Good physical assessment skills and computer skills.
- Good communication skills and techniques with facilities, patients, families, physicians, and office staff.
- Installation of company communication application on cellular device.
- Must be in good physical condition.
- Must have own transportation and provide proof of liability insurance which meet state requirements.
- Must be able to travel to and from all patient homes without assistance.