What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Case Manager position at Hospice of The Piedmont, Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Work Schedule : Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
This position demonstrates competency in delivery of quality patient care to patients ranging in age from infants to geriatrics. The RN Case Manager is responsible for developing and implementing a plan of care in accordance with the patient’s expressed wishes and delegates care and interventions in full compliance with the Nurse Practice Act and organizational policy, procedures and standards of care.
What are the essential duties day to day?
- In charge of scheduling patients
- Checking vitals
- Medicine reconciliation
- Documentation for each visit (assessments, interventions, and updates)
- Develop and coordinate plan of care
- Communicate with Nurse Practitioner
- Average of 4 patients a day
- Supervise CNA services provided to assigned patients
- Make calls to family to explain what you see regarding patient changes
- Serve as an active member of the interdisciplinary group (IDG) and attend IDG meetings regularly
Here is what employees in this role have to say!
Though it is very rewarding work, it also comes with challenges :
In hospice care, you are dealing with grief. It is important to find ways to not take the heaviness of it all home with you. Many of our employees find that what helps them on those hard days is to find joy in the fact that they were able to be there to comfort that patient, help them feel cared for, and make a difference in the time they had with them.
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