What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager in Lafayette, LA position at SAGE GROUP?
Sage Group
HealthCare Staffing is seeking a Hospice RN CM for travel/contract positions in Lafayette, LA. We are accepting both local and traveler candidates.
Position Details:
Position Name: Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Specialty: Hospice
Start Date: ASAP
Employment
Type: Full-time, Travel,
Contract, Temporary
Contract
Length: 13 weeks contract -Accepting Local and Travel
Candidates
Pay Rate:
Range $2000 to $2080 Weekly Gross pay based on a 40 hour work week (Includes non-taxable
travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)
Mileage
Reimbursement: $0.49/mile for distance
covered between patient home appointments
Unit: Home setting
Shift available: Days
Schedule: 40 hours/week guaranteed. 5 X 8-hr shifts, Mon-Fri
Position Requirements:
- Registered Nurse: 2
years - Required
- Recent/Current Hospice nursing experience in a home health setting: 1 year within the last 3 years – Required
- Hands on Home Care Home Base
(HCHB) charting experience – Required
- OASIS experience - Preferred
- Must have valid
Driver’s License and Personal Auto Insurance
- Must be Covid Vaccinated
or provide medical or religious exemption
Education, License
and Certification Requirements:
- ASN or an equivalent
– Required
- BSN or an equivalent
– Highly preferred
- RN License for State applying or Compact if accpeted in the state - Required
- BLS Certification
from AHA or American Red Cross - Required
Job Description:
- Provide and coordinate care for assigned Hospice patients
- Complete admissions, visits and manage assigned case load
- Develop and implement nursing care plans for patients as assigned.
- Empower patients and families to reach healthcare goals by educating them on disease management.
- Provide Hospice nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.
- Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
- Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
- Notify physicians of significant changes in status.
- Document and complete charting
- Territories: Lafayette, St Landry, Vermillion, Acadia, Iberia, St Martin, St Mary
(rarely), Jeff Davis, Evangeline
Salary : $2,000 - $2,080