What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Case Manager position at Hospice Promise?
Hospice Promise is Nurse Owned!
Our entire team is committed to make the end-of-life process with individualized care as well as a holistic approach.
Hours: Monday - Friday - 8a-5p
Driving position - must be willing and able to drive to patients place of resident.
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life
Vacation: 80 hours per year - 1st year prorated
AZ Sick Time: 40 hours per year
Job Responsibilities:
Patient Care
Position Qualifications
Our entire team is committed to make the end-of-life process with individualized care as well as a holistic approach.
Hours: Monday - Friday - 8a-5p
Driving position - must be willing and able to drive to patients place of resident.
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life
Vacation: 80 hours per year - 1st year prorated
AZ Sick Time: 40 hours per year
Job Responsibilities:
Patient Care
- 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.
- 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.
Position Qualifications
- Current licensure in State and CPR certification.
- Responsible for supervising hospice aids
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills
- Must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time; able to lift, position and/or transfer patients. Able to lift supplies and equipment. Considerable reaching, stooping bending, kneeling and/or crouching. Visual acuity and hearing to perform required nursing skills.
- Personal car for travel and valid driver’s license
- Carry personal auto liability insurance coverage.