RN Case Manager | Columbia County

The RN Case Manger is responsible for planning and managing an assigned caseload of home health and nursing home patients in and around the Lake City, FL area.

As a member of an assigned care team, the RN Case Manager coordinates resources and performs a wide range of skilled nursing activities for an assigned caseload of adult patients. S/he is responsible for ongoing assessments of patient/caregiver needs, performing symptom management, teaching appropriate care related to disease process, and participating as a member of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) to provide end-of-life care/support for patients and caregivers.

Position Details

• Work Locations: Lake City Columbia County area; home health, LTC and ALFs
• Compensation: Base salary $68-72K ; full benefits package including 23 days of PTO annual

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs skilled nursing activities
• Completes assessment of patients regularly and on-going as patients’ conditions warrants. Assessments include physical, functional, psychosocial and environmental needs and activities of daily living.
• Provides patient care in accordance with physician orders and patient/caregiver goals, directed by the Plan Care; provides post-mortem care per policy.
• Develops patient Plan of Care and supervises hospice aide in provision of that patient care.
• Teaches patient/caregiver as appropriate to situation, plan of care.
• Assess patient to determine appropriateness of crisis intervention care and oversee cases daily.
• Performs Hospice Aide supervisory visit at least every 14-days to assess patient/caregiver satisfaction with Hospice Aide services. Makes an annual on-site visit to the location where the patient is receiving care in order to observe and assess each aide while he or she is performing care.
• Demonstrates competency in skills identified, maintaining completion of annual competency of these skills per organization standard.
• Contacts Community Hospice Medical Director or Associate Medical Director for pain and symptom management recommendations/orders as necessary and communicate these to patient/caregiver and attending physician (if any) for approval.
• Communicates timely, thoroughly, professionally with interdisciplinary group members, patient and or caregivers, and other Community Hospice departments.
• Actively involves interdisciplinary group in initiation/review/evaluation of Plan of Care.
• Evaluates services provided to patients, apprising Manager or RN Supervisor if compliments/complaints or opportunities for improvement are expressed.
• Facilitates transfers into the Inpatient Facility, ordering medical equipment, supplies, and medications according to organization procedures; offers/provides Continuous/Transitional Care on transfer from unit, further ensuring continuity of care of Hospice services.
• Apprises Manager or RN Supervisor of needed medical equipment, supplies, medications, and orders as directed.
• Documentation completed is reflective of patient care given, services provided, any concerns noted, patient status; is legible, neat; is accurate, thorough, completed in a timely manner.
• Patient Incident Reports are completed accurately and submitted immediately to the Manager or RN Supervisor.
• Takes initiative in addressing areas of need noted regarding facility operations/services, advising appropriate department for resolution.
• Maintains a good attendance record; notifies organization of absences according to policy.
• Follows and supports the Clinical Care standards as established.

Education/Experience:

Any combination of education and experience that would provide required skills
and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing program, or two year Associate Degree minimum
• One year Registered Nurse experience, with one year hospital medical-surgical/oncology experience preferred; or
• Five years Licensed Practical Nurse experience within the past five (5) years, with one year hospital medical–surgical/oncology experience preferred.
• Knowledge of appropriate educational principles and methods as applied to hospice nursing.
• Working sometimes long and occasionally irregular hours.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $68,000.00 - $72,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Registered Nurse: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• B.S. in Nursing or Two Year Associate Degree (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $68,000 - $72,000